Prayer is the act of communicating with a deity or spirit in worship. Specific forms of this may include praise,requesting guidance or assistance,confessing sins, as an act of reparation or an expression of one''s thoughts and emotions. The words used in prayer may take the form of intercession, a hymn, incantation or a spontaneous utterance in the person''s praying words. Praying can be done in public, as a group, or in private.
