The news, it seems, gives us no rest. Every hour brings with it another attack, another victim, more tears and more bloodshed. We reach for the tuner on the radio, like alcoholics grasping a bottle, punch-drunk from its effects yet unable to free ourselves from its stubborn hold.

With each passing day, the danger facing Israel seems to mount, as does our frustration. We all want to help, we all want to do something at this critical hour that will make a difference for our people. And yet, we seem at a loss as to just what we can and should be doing.

The usual array of pro-Israel activities - contacting one's elected representatives, combating media bias or even writing a cheek - just doesn't seem to cut it anymore. People are dying in the streets, being shot on their way to work or blown up at the local pizza parlor. There must be something more, something that each and every one of us can do to directly affect the situation, no matter who or where we might be.

And, in fact, there most assuredly is. However you might define yourself - be it Jew or Christian, agnostic or simply confused - the key to Israel's victory may very well lie in the palm of your hands or, more precisely, in the words of your heart. Israel's best defense is the power of prayer, and it is time we unleash this weapon with all the fury and determination that we can muster.

To modem cars, it might sound archaic, even simplistic. But modern solutions have failed us miserably in recent years, with diplomacy and statesmanship bringing us all to the edge of the abyss. For all of our advanced technology and finely-honed military prowess, Israel seems at a loss as to how to extricate itself from the current impasse. Perhaps it is time to put aside our cynicism and our doubts, and to do what people in trouble have always done in their hour of need - turn to their Father in Heaven and plead for help.

Synagogues, churches and other places of worship should regularly recite specified psalms on Israel's behalf, culminating in an International Day of Prayer at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. If tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of voices are raised worldwide simultaneously, the echo will resound, not only through the corridors of power in Washington, Moscow and elsewhere, but more importantly, in the Heavens too.

Unlike other forms of activism, prayer is something that each and every one of us can do. It costs no money, does not require a great deal of time, and allows every individual to express himself in a unique and highly personal manner. And prayer has the power to unite us, if only for an instant, in an uplifting and meaningful experience that transcends our limitations as individuals and bonds us together as petitioners on Israel's behalf.

Critics will no doubt mock the idea, asserting perhaps that it is a sign of weakness, or even desperation. But when a people finds itself with its back against the wall (or, in this case, the Mediterranean Sea), no answer should be so hastily dismissed.