How prayers change as a seeker grows spirituallyAspect of lifeWith expectationWithout expectation(for spiritual growth)

JobLord, I have just finished the interview, please let me get the job. I really really need it!Lord, I have just finished the interview and I leave the outcome at Your feet. Please grace me with the strength to accept the outcome as per Your wish.

Finding a partnerLord, I love this person. Please make that person love me equally if not more.Lord, You know best whether this person is meant for me. I also know that whether I find a partner or not in this lifetime is as per my destiny. But please protect my spiritual practice either which way.

IllnessLord, I cannot take this illness please cure me.Lord, please give me the strength to bear this illness so that it does not distract me from my spiritual practice.

Illness of ones childLord, please save my child. I will do anything. If you save my child I will donate half of my next salary to an orphanage.Lord, my child is seriously ill. We have done all we can I know You love him much more than I do I surrender him at Your feet.

Painful part of ones lifeLord, this is the most painful part of my life. Please save me from it.Lord, please give me the strength to bear the pain and let me learn what I need to learn at a spiritual level. Please let my spiritual practice continue without getting obstructed.

Happy part of ones lifeGenerally absentLord, please let me remember You continuously in my happiness and that You only have graced me with it. May I yearn for You the same as when I am unhappy.

Spiritual practiceGenerally absentLord my gratitude to You for giving me another day to do spiritual practice. Please let me serve You as per Your wish and grace me with the capacity to improve my spiritual practice.