Prayer is a discipline leading to freedom. Prayer is a simple yes to God. Prayer is a burning desert where the steel of love is tempered in white hot furnaces. Prayer is a searing by the truth, but also a delighting in the truth. Prayer is joy.
Prayer is anguish, agony, dying. .
Prayer is a paradox. Prayer is a stillness. Prayer is a peace. Prayer is a rhythm of quiet breathing, and beat of hear. Prayer is a consecration, commitment, oblation.