When you find yourself in one of those mysticaldevotional frames of mind or in am emergency and you feel you want to pray then pray. Dont ever be ashamed to pray or feel prevented by thinking yourself unworthy in any way. Fact is whatever terrible thing you may have done praying will always turn your energy around for the better.Pray to whomever whatever and whenever you choose. Pray to the mountain pray to the ancestors pray to the Earth pray to the Tao but it wont listen pray to the Great Mother pray to Jehovah Allah Buddha Jesus Lakshmi Siva pray to the Great Spirit it makes no difference. Praying is merely a device for realigning the mind energy and passion of your local self with the mind energy and passion of your universal self. When you pray you are praying to the god or goddess within you. This has an effect on your energy field which in turn translates into a positive charge that makes something good happen.