32 ….your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God[a] and his righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you. (Matthew 6:32b-33 CSB)
We should look at prayer as an acknowledgment of what our Father already knows.
We pray, asking for this and that, thanking Him for everything, and laying out our simple human plans. Around us in the ether are all of the things unspoken that God both knows and is already acting upon in our behalf.
Does this make prayer useless? Not at all! Prayer is our conduit to the Father. It is our open phone line to the God of the universe. It is the connection we need, not to help God, but to help ourselves. It provides a pathway to begin to wrap our minds around the contemplations and complications of life.
Thus, contemplative prayer, I believe, is some of the most useful prayer. It is an open stream of consciousness between us and God. It allows us not to simply pray for people and things, but contemplates the bigger and bolder questions. It opens us to instant and lasting feedback from God.
Contemplative prayer accepts that God knows all and thus, allows us to communicate on a deeper level. If we let it, it can open our minds to far greater aspects of both God and our role in the Kingdom.
