I always hear peole say that we need special prayers for this and special prayers for that. For a long time I have always wondered what was so special about special prayers considering that both types are directed at the same diety.

While on the same subject, I would also like to repeat what someone asked the other day: Does prayer have a validity period? what I mean is that If one prayers early in the morning for health, blessings and protection, does one necessarily need to pray again before each meal, or during the day and again before one goes to sleep? Would one prayer a year not be sufficient if we truely beleive ? Does faith need to be constantly recharged like a battery? Is constant prayer not a sign of a lack of faith because one is not sure of the efficacy of prayer and so it has to be repeated as often as possible?