God’s people should make petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings on behalf of all people—on behalf of kings, and all who hold high office, so that we may lead a tranquil and peaceful life, in all godliness and holiness.—1 Timothy 2:1–2
Brainy Tip: Prayer reflects the entangled nature of the universe.
The law of entanglement in quantum physics states that relationship is the defining characteristic of everything in space and time. Because of the pervasive nature of the entanglement of atomic particles, relationship is independent of distance and requires no physical link. Everything and everyone is linked, and we all affect each other.
Quantum theory calls entanglement bizarre behavior for particles, such as two entangled particles behaving as one even when far apart. Physicists call such behavior nonlocal, which means that it is physically impossible to know the position and the momentum of a particle at the same time. Another way of saying this is that there is no space-time dimension.
We know God operates outside of the space-time dimension. And we know prayer does too. There are many stories of people praying for each other on different sides of the planet and experiencing the effect of that prayer. In fact, there are many documented studies on the impact of prayer in the world of neuroscience, in addition to the millions of testimonies from people around the world. The power of prayer highlights the power of entanglement: what we think and what we hope for can affect not only us but the whole world.