Prayer is the most essential practice for cultivating a God network in human brains—even for those who doubt God’s existence. In other words, if you want to know God, prayer doesn’t come after you’ve answered every one of your nagging questions. It comes before. So I crafted an axiom to make me comfortable spending time in prayer, even on days when I’m not sure God is real: Prayer is at least a form of meditation that encourages the development of healthy brain tissue, lowers stress, and can connect us to God. Even if that is a comprehensive definition of prayer, the health and psychological
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