Many people think of a prayer as affirming or declaring a request for the first time and our Creator/God says you are my beloved and so it will be or God says I had no idea you wanted such and such. I believe a prayer is declaring and affirming that the desire has been downloaded within our being and our prayer is letting God know – I am listening, I have intuitively heard this and I am letting you know my heart and my life is open to receive – bring it on!!!