What is prayer?

For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy. - St. Therese of Lisieux

I thought it would be nice to begin this blog by trying to share what prayer is to me. St. Therese's quote is as profound as her life and a trying hard Christian like me tries so hard to understand. When i was a kid, I used to pray like as if I am making my wishlist to Santa. I still have my wish list, but prayer becomes more meaningful for me as I have struggled through life. Someone had told me before that prayer is your life itself. An offering of what you are, what you have and what you do to God for He, in return has given His all to us long time ago. Your every breath, every word uttered and every bit of you is a prayer, thus at the end of your day, all you need to do is say "Amen" to it. That is what prayer is to me. It is a way to nourish my relationship with God, and just like any relationship, communication is the key. I communicate to God, my thoughts, worries, fears, joy, gratitude, my hopes, my anger, my love, my failures. Everything and does not have to be in the church, does not have to be a Sunday or any event. It just happens. Everyday... A communion with God.