Um, nope. Prayer involves talking to God. Nothing wrong with self examination, but I believe you’ve been misled about its root meaning. For one thing, you’d have to cite a specific passage, because there’s more than one word for prayer in the Bible, depending on circumstances.
And I’d love to unfold all that for you, but I can’t see spending any time on developing information that contradicts your preconceived notions, because you are probably going to ignore it, just like you’re doing now. You never address the data you don’t like. Tell me why I should bother? Better yet, tell me Polycarp’s affirmation that Jesus is God had made you realize you were wrong on that issue. No admission, no reason for me to stay in this.
Peace,
SR
There is nothing preconceived at all...it has lead to the total transformation of my life and many others. God already knows what we need as stated in scripture...we need to hear His wordless light and live by it. All the talking in the world will not help you much. Why do you think the bible says to “Be still and know that I am God” ? That is watching and true prayer. And if we are indeed to pray unceasingly as the bible states, does that mean we are to talk to God all the time? Of course not. You and the church simply have not the understanding of what people need to really wake up. You just do not.