I believe that God prays in us and through us, whether we are praying or not (and whether we believe in God or not). So, any prayer on my part is a conscious response to what God is already doing in my life.

Entrenched scriptural literalism is, in my opinion, completely out of touch with reality.

Also, I walk and hike in several different nearby parks near our home several early mornings a week.

Seriously, however, I learn a lot about my physical life in the aging and changing of my body.

Our essential differences from the norm are both huge and deeply offensive to those among us who wish to be quietly integrated into society without particular reference to our nature.

I have osteoarthritis, which especially affects my knees.

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