Why Prayer of the Soul Is Different from Ritual Prayer

Why Prayer of the Soul Is Different from Ritual Prayer

In the Padgett Messages, one truth stands out with striking clarity: real prayer is not words spoken from the lips, but the silent longing of the soul.

Ritual Prayer

For centuries, religion has been filled with ritual prayers—repeated phrases, memorized words, and formal recitations. These can create a sense of structure, but they often remain on the surface. A person may speak the words without the heart being engaged.

Ritual prayer comes from the mind, and while it may carry sincerity at times, it does not in itself open the deeper channels of the soul.

Prayer of the Soul

Prayer of the soul is something far greater. It is the genuine longing of the heart toward God—a silent cry that often has no words. It is the deep desire for the Father’s Love to enter and transform the soul.

This prayer cannot be written in a book or recited by memory. It rises naturally, often in stillness, when the soul hungers for God. It may come in moments of joy, sorrow, gratitude, or even desperation. What matters is not the form but the yearning.

Ritual prayer may comfort the mind but Prayer of the soul transforms the soul.

It is through this living prayer that Divine Love is received, little by little, until the soul is reborn into a new nature.

The Invitation

Do not worry about words. Do not think you must “say it right.” Instead, turn your heart toward God and let your soul speak. Even the faintest desire for His Love will be heard and answered.

The difference is simple yet eternal: Ritual prayer may touch the lips, but prayer of the soul touches God.

“The Padgett Messages, known as the True Gospel Revealed Anew by Jesus, were written down by James Padgett in the early 20th century. You can download and read them at http://www.divinelove.org/TGRA-Volumes--PDF