Meet the Mad Monk of Lime Rock By Stephen C. Pridham B rother Randy Horton became the Diocese of New York's first Solitary Monk in an effort to save his own life. He thought he wanted to drink his life away, but more than 14 years ago his Higher Power through Alcoholics Anonymous called him to sobriety. God then called him to the monastic life where he serves under vows to the Bishop of New York at the Hermitage of St. Antony of the Desert in Lime Rock Connecticut. Brother Randy, known in cyberspace as the Mad Monk of Lime Rock is also a regular columnist for the Episcopal New Yorker . For me prayer and meditation are separated by a very thin line.
Prayer is a dialog that requires listening as well as speaking.
Meditation is a monologue that requires me to simply be aware of my existence in the presence of the Transcendent One, God, or even, The Force. God is not a human being and is probably more of an all creating life force or energy. Prayer is the process by which I make real who I was created to be. I spent many years, miserably being what I was not created to be. I don't have God's 800 number Pray is still mysterious to him.