Prayer fulfills our need for God, for inspiration, for affirmation, says the author of The Four Agreements. In prayer we communicate with the essence of everything that exists, including our own essence. "To pray is an act of power because it is an agreement between the human and the divine, and we invest our faith in that agreement. Through our faith, we gain the courage to take action, and through action, we move one step closer toward the manifestation of our desires." - from the Introduction.