[miltonyorkcastle]

*chuckles* I don't know. Maybe a cleric takes a knee and kisses their holy symbo, then simply says. "Smite them, oh mighty Toran." Instead of performing very intricate gestures, and reciting strings of unintelligble words.

I guess, to put it simply- with magic, the casting of it is almost as fancy as the magic itself... or I think should be.

With miracles, the "casting," or more appropriately, the asking, isn't fancy. For that matter, miracles are seldom flashy- devastating sometimes, but more a show of force than of skill. For instance, using a few classic biblical examples, when healing the blind man, Jesus smeared mud (that he made with his own spit) on the blind man's eyes. That was it. The blind man washed his eyes and could see. Nothing intricate or fancy there. When Moses parted the Red Sea, all he did was lift up his arms, and stand there. The sea parted. when he put his arms down, the Sea fell back in on itself. No skill required. No flash. No intricate weaving. Just a prayer under the breath and a visual sign (holding up your arms, smearing mud) that you have faith in your god. I hope that makes sense.