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

I have glaucoma, so use eye drops both morning and night.

Five days a week I drive from our home to the Episcopal Cathedral Center of Los Angeles where I have an office, my computer, and a wonderful sense of community - especially nurtured by the presence of several younger gay men and women who are good friends.

Yet through history gays have always dominated religious life and churches.

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

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

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