Is praying (categorically) similar meditation though? I thought praying would be more equivalent to personal introspection time (ie. writing a journal/ diary,

Is praying (categorically) similar meditation though? I thought praying would be more equivalent to personal introspection time (ie. writing a journal/ diary, or just simply sit back and thinking about your day). It's definitely a great thing to be doing, but I didn't think it was quite the same as meditation.