Prayer is a part of the divine plan for making over that which is into that which ought to be. ~ The Urantia Book, 144:4.9 (1621.8) [2]
“The ideal prayer is a form of spiritual communion which leads to intelligent worship. True praying is the sincere attitude of reaching heavenward for the attainment of your ideals.” ~ Jesus, The Urantia Book, 144:2.2 (1618.6) [3]
Prayer is designed to make man less thinking but more realizing; it is not designed to increase knowledge but rather to expand insight. ~ The Urantia Book, 143:7.4 (1616.6) [4]
Prayer is not a technique of escape from conflict but rather a stimulus to growth in the very face of conflict. Pray only for values, not things; for growth, not for gratification. ~ The Urantia Book, 91:8.13 (1002.5) [5]
All ethical prayer is a stimulus to action and a guide to the progressive striving for idealistic goals of superself-attainment. ~ The Urantia Book, 91:4.2 (997.7) [6]
Links:
[1] https://www.urantia.org/sites/default/files/images/don_paulson_06080604.jpg
[2] https://www.urantia.org/urantia-book-standardized/paper-144-gilboa-and-in-decapolis#U144_4_9
[3] https://www.urantia.org/urantia-book-standardized/paper-144-gilboa-and-in-decapolis#U144_2_2
[4] https://www.urantia.org/urantia-book-standardized/paper-143-going-through-samaria#U143_7_4
[5] https://www.urantia.org/urantia-book-standardized/paper-91-evolution-prayer#U91_8_13
[6] https://www.urantia.org/urantia-book-standardized/paper-91-evolution-prayer#U91_4_2