If the Lord is to be Lord, worship must have priority in our lives. The divine priority is worship first, service second.

And so I urge you: carry on an ongoing conversation with God about the daily stuff of life, a little like Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. For now, do not worry about "proper" praying, just talk to God.

Worship is our response to the overtures of love from the heart of the Father. Its central reality is found 'in spirit and truth.' It is kindled within us only when the Spirit of God touches our human spirit.

Of all spiritual disciplines prayer is the most central because it ushers us into perpetual communion with the Father.

Prayer is simply saying "thank you, bless you, praise you."

Prayer is seeing His greatness to the extent we can receive it.

The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people.