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.

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.

Real answers need to be found in dialogue and interaction and, yes, our shared human condition. This means being open to one another instead of simply fighting to maintain a prescribed position.

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

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

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

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