I now know that we need to think of prayer as communication. First and foremost, we communicate with God through prayer and He communicates with us through His Word, the Bible and it is The Holy Spirit who facilitates this communication. The second form of communication is with other human beings. Communication has two parts speaking and listening. Sometimes we forget the listening part when speaking with others as well as when talking with God. Sometimes, I just start asking God for whatever is on my mind and forget to listen to Him and to be quiet. Prayer is not about being in a hurry and just talking. That is a lesson I always have to remember.