Religion bubble….Our Lady of Fatima, look it up. Learn Pray. God doesn't make too hard of terms for those who seek.
Prayer is for you, not God. Communication. Absolute plan? Free time? That's on you to find.
Well, your modifiers like "goofy" and your preconceived bias like "rituals" show a closed mind. Whatever makes you feel better.
I've got my experiences, as we all do. My existence involves listening for that Still Small Voice, which comes through communication. Talking changes things and so does listening.
Abundantly clear you just want to argue for the sake of argument. Again, your choice.
"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance–that principle is contempt prior to investigation."