Prayer is communication with God. In its broadest definition, prayer includes both verbal and nonverbal communication—it covers our thoughts and actions toward God, as well as our words toward God. From this definition, some people may conclude that we are continually in communication with God because virtually everything that we do in our lives is a message that we send to God or make before God. After all, God sees everything we do and knows everything we think and feel. From this viewpoint, our