To pray in spirit and in truth enables us to enter into contact with that infinite love, that inscrutable freedom.
Thomas Merton
The church I attended for years sponsored a youth camp in the hills of southern Ohio every summer. The theme was JOY—Jesus, Others, You.
All the writers of the New Testament agreed, but James was most clear, that first you need to be in communion with God, then you needed to exhibit that faith through how you treat others. Then, of course, you have to take care of you.
We need daily—some of us several times daily—to reconnect with that source of love, energy, direction we call God.
One of my Biblical mentors is Daniel. Not for the visions at the end of the book about him. No, what impressed me was that he took time from his busy days administering the greatest empires known at the time to reconnect with God—three times a day. Regularly. With intention.
He remained focused until the end of his days as far as we know.
It works also for us. To come with intention to pray in spirit and in truth. Set aside time and place and prepare to meet with God.
Faith Venture 
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