Praying is talking to a God.
Meditation is listening.
People pray to connect to a higher frequency that some call God, a force that will create peace, balance and healing. In times of extreme stress and emergency, people intuitively are guided to ask a higher power for assistance - as if encoded in humanity's DNA. It is the inner knowing that we are not from here but from a source of consciousness and light to which we one day return - that day close at hand. Prayer brings comfort and hope, two very important ingredients in for human consciousness to survive.
Prayer can be done anywhere and at any time . It can be alone or in a group. There are no restrictions. As reality is consciousness, it is just about believing.
Group prayers can be very powerful.
The trick is to keep that frequency going.