They had this utter vulnerability to fail by human standards. We've talked a lot about prayer. Prayer is to enter into that activity. Take this room. Imagine you've never been out of it.
Prayer is like going outside to see what's really there.
The problem with describing prayer as speaking to God is that it implies we are still in control. But in listening, we let go. The spiritual life is not something we add onto an already busy life. What we are talking about is to impregnate and infiltrate and control what we already do with an attitude of service to God. For pastors, this might mean silent prayer in their board meetings.