There's no greater joy than having intimate, meaningful conversations with the One who created the universe. Nothing can match that. Prayer is the communion of two hearts. Thus, there lies a great difference between praying and Christian praying. Most praying today consists of religious duty rather than genuine Christian praying.
Church members pray.
Religious praying is man's attempt to reach up to God. However, genuine Christian praying is God making a way for us to enter into His presence and have fellowship with Him. God is absolutely holy. It would be impossible for anyone or anything unholy to come into the presence of a completely holy God. That's the whole reason that Jesus died on the cross 2000 years ago.