Our prayers must spring from the indigenous soil of our own personal confrontation with the Spirit of God in our lives.

I find Jesus my confidant and companion, brother and savior; our relationship is intimate, vulnerable, demanding yet comfortable and reassuring.

By my definition, prayer is consciously hanging out with God. Being with God in a deliberate way.

Jesus is an example. We have other examples, including many of our ancestors as role models who understood the inner meaning of our orientation.

Speaking for myself, my very integrity as a human being needs to include my freedom to explore who I am both spiritually and sexually. Not just to explore - but to practice.

I have osteoarthritis, which especially affects my knees.

I find in the Psalms much the same range of mood and expression as I perceive within my own life of prayer.