Many of us have experienced the first four modes of prayer through our families, churches, or everyday experiences. Braden reminds us that these modes of prayer have served us well and that now we have the opportunity to expand our experience to the fifth mode of prayer. It is a mode of prayer that incorporates much more than simply asking or the mental aspects of the asking for something to come to pass or something to change. Emotion can be viewed as a power center. It s the power that moves us forward in the choices that we make in life.
Thought is the guidance, the directional system, sometimes called visualization.
Thought, in and of itself, is empty without the emotion to drive it forward. That s why people who get up in the morning and say a billion affirmations may be disappointed by the results. It s an empty thought. There s no emotion behind it. There s a directive force, but no power.