Meditation is the process of realizing that we have arrived, and it releases in us the great gift of inextinguishable Hope. The uniqueness of the Gospel IS the Resurrection and the power of belief. It is different from intention. If we seek God solely through intention, the danger is that God becomes one of our desires - an illusory God. Daydreaming is the misuse of imagination.
Meditation is the pure work of attention.
It involves and requires commitment. Contemplative practice clarifies prayer. What we do mindfully, attentively, is prayer. Our concept of the sacred and the secular becomes transformed, as we become aware of the presence of God in all things, at all times. Every major tradition agrees human beings are animals of desire.