As the different streams Having sources in different places All mingle their water in the sea, so, O Love, Thy different paths which people take, Through various tendencies, Various though they appear Crooked or straight, All eventually lead to Thee.
There are many different kinds of prayer. Yet all prayer has one basic purpose. We pray not to get something, but to open up a two-way street between us and God so that we (and others) may inwardly become something beautiful that we share with others.