From Transient To Permanent
We were qualified to partake of nectar; we are eating bread and butter instead

All of us were in oneness with God. For reasons related to our karmic effects, we have been sent to Earth for undergoing various experiences and getting absolved of our karmas.
We were qualified to partake of nectar; we are eating bread and butter instead. We were eligible to a life in paradise as beings of Light; we are suffering in diseased bodies instead.
We take the transient world to be real and so get caught in the vicious cycle of births and deaths. This is the state of a normal human being.
Prayer is not a ritual. It is just an expression of your love towards God