Daniel Prayed the prescribed three times daily towards Jerusalem. He was a very fine, God fearing man who honored the Lord God of Heaven, Most High in all he did. When Solomon dedicated the First temple God made it a house of prayer to all nations and instructed people to pray towards the temple.
In a sense praying towards the temple is a metaphor of our hearts continually turning toward God above in prayer for all our daily needs and sustanence. When we look to the Lord for His divine provision daily in all things this is a heart attitude that fulfillw what we are commanded by the Apostle Paul to "pray without ceasing".
Over the years I have had many years of very poor health. That makes it easy to realize that I cannot even draw my next breath without Him. Prayer then becomes a total state of mind of being continually being dependent on our Maker and Sustainer. When we worship our hearts, (bodies and minds too) are in an inner attitude of love and gratitude. That is a conversation of love and gratitude. In a broader sense this can be considered prayer.
The older I get the more I understand to 'Lean not on my own understanding, but in all my ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct my paths.' I've come to understand that Jesus knows whats best, so I seek His will be done as the epitome of prayer.
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