For those whose life is centered in prayer, prayer is time for resting in God. It is the “work” of the soul in contact with the God of the heart. Prayer is what links the religious and the spiritual, the inner and the outer dimensions of life. Every spiritual tradition on earth forms a person in some kind of regular practice designed to focus the mind and the spirit. Regular prayer reminds us that life is punctuated by God, awash in God, encircled by God. – Joan Chittister, Called to Question: A Spiritual Memoir