One of the most important elements of being human is our need to have a living and vital relationship with our Higher Power, and a key part of that relationship is prayer and meditation.

Father Thomas Keating, in his Divine Therapy and Addiction, offers some valuable insight in learning to pray.  He writes: “Silence is a great common denominator between people and also between us and God.  God’s first language is silence.  Everything else is a poor translation . . . the main discipline is to sit down and shut up . . . letting go of your usual stream of thoughts and the endless interior dialogue that does on most of the day and night about what happens to us, or about people entering and leaving our lives.” (151-153)

Amen!