Power prayer?

This week someone asked me about prayer: How, Why and if it works.

Whatever faith we are, be it Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Pagan etc. Praying for a life totally free from troubles and obstacles is a Fool's Prayer. The Divine puts beings on earth for the purpose of becoming a better, stronger and more benevolent person. Life itself is a learning process to reach the Ultimate goal of Godliness/ Heaven/ Enlightenment. Each and every saint/prophet/avatar had to go through the darkest of moments before they saw the light. What would make us different?

If someone like Christ, Gandhi, Buddha or St. Francis had to go through the worst of Tribulations, mortals like us would have to go through our own little set of trials also I believe.

Praying for a sick person, isnt always best to pray for what WE think is right ( ie. to live ) but of course, we dont pray for them to DIE... that would be morbid. I believe if we were to pray, the best prayer would be praying for the best possible result for the victim, that they would have the most minimal of sufferings and receive maximum of blessings. Imagine being ill and to live in a vegetated state, that would be total horror.

Going "New Age" in discussion: Thought is energy and power. It is first through thought, that inventions are made, art is produced and things are manifested. So the power of thought, coupled with the energy of action definitely can make things happen. Collective prayer does invoke energy of sorts, notice how mass hysteria happens? Or a bar room brawl? Or a food fight? ( all collective Pack hysteria or Hive mentality haha )... and when the "energy" cools down, a sense of guilt and regret sets in, and we begin to wonder WHY we reacted the way we did...haha Mass Hypnosis? Or do pagans, eastern mystics and new ageists have a point there?

Psychologically speaking, a person who "knows" there are caring people around them, has been proven to induce the limitless human brain to work "miracles". At the end of it all, it is all about brain power, mind power and empathic power. A person in total despair, will go into the light faster than you can say Mother Flower Crabs.

At the end of the day, isn't it better to fill the air with prayerful thoughts that are encouraging, harmonious and caring than to fill it with thought powers of Aggression, Hatred and Vengence? Cause in the latter case, its not the thinker that gets totally hurt, its everyone else around them that will be seared and burnt by their negativity.