The first prayer I remember praying as a child was this: Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep.If I should die before I wake. I pray the Lord my soul to take.God bless mommy and daddy and puppy.... And on occasions, before going to sleep at night, …
Recovering the Ancient Prayer of Silence
In John 4, Jesus taught that true worship must be done “in spirit” because God is spirit. Now, granted, this phrase is quite nebulous and open to a wide variety of interpretations. But what did Jesus mean? A part of the answer lies in a very ancient tradition that turned to silence to solve this …

