This year's World Day of Prayer focuses on Taiwan, follows history of giving attention to women's needs

Gabrielle Saide says prayer is an important part of her day-to-day life. (ABC Southern Qld: Peter Gunders)

Aretha Franklin topped the charts in the 1960s by saying "a little prayer" and 20 years later Bon Jovi was "livin' on a prayer". Fast-forwarding to 2023, Toowoomba's Gabrielle Saide says, for her, spending time in prayer is as natural as breathing.

"My life would be very empty without it," she said.