Most people turn to prayer and turn to God in times of tragedy.

You know, when you're at rock bottom, most of the time people think it's presenting their requests to God.

Sort of like God's sort of some genie in the bottom to present your request.

Now, that's not really what prayer is about.

You guys have done some research studies, actual research studies on prayer.

We did.

There's neurotransmitters in your

brain that fire off chemicals. So a daily prayer practice is actually firing these things in your

brain. It's making you feel better. Why is that happening? Why would God make something do that for me?

Well, he made that. He built you that way so that if you talk to him on a regular basis, he can improve

your life. A lot of people don't feel like praying or listening to the Bible at first.

And it's for the very same reason that most people don't feel like going to the gym and working out.

What happens when you pray is that...

Hey everyone, welcome the Dr. Josh Axe Show.

I am your host, Dr. Axe, and each and every week on this show, we dive deep into the science and principles behind how to grow in body, mind, and spirit, and take your health and your life to the next level. On today's podcast, we're going to be talking about the power of prayer. And if you're a person that wants to heal, if you're a person that wants

a deeper connection with God, if you're a person that wants to live the most meaningful life

possible, if you're not spending time in prayer, you're missing out. And for me, my prayer

has been one of the most important parts of connecting with God, living a life that I am proud of,

having success in life. I really attribute everything to God's favor in my life. And today I've

brought on an expert to talk about prayer today. It's Mike Lynn. He's the co-founder of pray.com

and the most popular prayer app in the world, pray. And the first question I'm going to ask for him, I want to welcome the show. Mike, welcome. Thank you. How do I get a pray show like that? We have a lot of merch, I assure you. Okay. And we'll get you one. No problem. Okay. Awesome. Well, hey, if anyone else loves this shirt as much as I do, you got to get a pray shirt.

Yes, we'll get you pray shirts. Absolutely. So, hey, tell me this. Before we dive into, we're talking about a little bit about the app, but more today. We're going to talk about the power of prayer. But what caused you to start a company that's all about prayer? Yeah, it came from tragedy, actually.

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