Prayer is as important to my life as food and water are. The natural rhythm that makes life possible includes moments of rest, a form of which is prayer. At the tiniest level, everything that exists is but a pulse beat of energy, an alternating wave-like rhythm of ups and downs, contraction and release, motion and rest. In nature, we see a similar rhythm – the rising and the setting of the sun, the rhythmic beating of the heart, the daytime for work and activities and the nighttime for rest and recovery.
Science and medicine have on many occasions acknowledged the power for healing and wellness of meditative activities, like yoga and praying. People who have a deep spiritual life have generally had a healthier and happier disposition in life. Prayer is the ultimate exercise in going with the flow. In prayer, I tune in to the natural rhythm of the universe and to the ultimate Source of this universe. In prayer, I enter into an encounter with my God.
“Lord, may I always make time and space where I can come away to be with you.”
The Apostles gathered together with Jesus
and reported all they had done and taught.
He said to them,
“Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.”
People were coming and going in great numbers,
and they had no opportunity even to eat.
So they went off in the boat by themselves to a deserted place.
Mark 6:30-32