The story of our earthly-heavenly life will be the story of our prayer. Thus, above all it is a personal story. Just as no flower is exactly like another flower, and no star exactly like another star, so no person is exactly like another. And since prayer is the relationship between one particular person and God, it is different for every person. So no prayer is exactly like another.

A hermit in the Sahara Desert tells us what he’s learned about prayer and contemplation.