In my morning devotion yesterday I was reading about Jewish views of prayer and want to share these two insights:

"Prayer is the soul's yearning to define what truly matters and to ignore the trivialities that often masquerade as essential."

"Prayer is a process of self-evaluation, self-judgment; a process of removing oneself from the tumult of life to a little corner of truth and refastening the bonds that tie one to the purpose of life."