Prayer changes things. Perhaps you need a boost from the universe, maybe you need to feel that someone is actually pulling for you, God hears and you dont even have to believe. A Mala is a set of 108 beads, each bead is touched and a mantra is recited. The practice of praying the Mala (literally rosary) has been in continual practice by some of the worlds longest standing religions for thousands of years. Note, I will not pray to harm