I remember in the 8th grade...Shekinah and I were sitting together in the cafeteria during an assembly for a raffle with our writing month slips.  We and some other people at our table started praying to get one fo the new game stations up for grabs.  I remember after we finshed the first time, I said something, then she said "you want me to REALLY pray?" and so she did.  At the time, I don't think I was aware of the way she did it.  When I think back,  all I heard was fast talking about Jesus and God and other stuff like that...when I think about it now, I feel ashamed.  My would I assume that to be praying?  That is not how I pray, though it may be how she prays.  Just because she was spilling out words by the ton each second, that doesn't mean it meant anything to me.  Prayer doesn't have to be asking God for something.  It can be just like talking to your best friend.  You don't even have to refer to God or any higher force while praying.  I know that I never really put my hands together, close my eyes and start off, "God can you hear me?  It's me, Lucia".  Praying can even be just thinking.  Affirming something.  Believing in something.  Having faith in something.  I'll remember this for times to come.

Ja Ne.

That haws been my way too, just like a conversation with a very good, very close friend; talking about the days events, being thankful for the positive things and so on.

hate to say it but I am also un-religous ...but..i do love the feeling that their is a higher being , someone out there watching over me and the knowledge that indeed someone does care...until then i shall live out my sad little life on the computer , also i have a new hobby, i call it..."friend surfing" by clicking on catherines friends, then their friends and so forth and so on you get led to some pretty frucked up sites