We use a variety of prayers, starting with the Lord's Prayer taught by Jesus. There are prayers written and used by saints or popes or visionaries. Some prayers may be more theological, some may be more profound in meaning, some may be more devotional, some may be more mystical. But sometimes there could be prayers that are theologically completely wrong. "Blessed Mother, pray for us, your children to thy divine Son" is a theologically correct prayer. On the contrary, if it were to pray "Lord Jesus, pray for us, your children, to your divine Mother", would be theologically wrong. It goes without saying that all prayers that are to be used in public must be theologically sound. Whether they are mystical, profound, devotional, or transformative, prayers are powerful. That means, they have the ability to transform us or lift us into the divine.

But recent times, prayers composed by some saints, popes, visionaries, or spiritual centers are being promoted as "powerful" prayers. The claim is that God will inevitably work if you prayed this or that prayer for so many days or so many times! It gives the impression that if you prayed it for the prescribed duration it is efficacious that God will be made to act in response to your prayer! In other words, it seems as if many people think that a particular prayer has some magical powers. If anyone thinks that if they, said any particular prayer, things would happen as if by magic, not only that they are ignorant of God, but they may be praying to the devil in disguise. Because the one who gave the sure promise, 'If you worship me, I will give you all these,' was the devil who came to the Son of God!

On the other hand when Jesus asked us to pray, we see that him immediately cautioning us that there is also a possibility that the prayer could be rejected!