“Many voices ask for our attention. There is a voice that says, “Prove that you are a good person.” Another voice says, “You’d better be ashamed of yourself.” There also is a voice that says, “Nobody really cares about you,” and one that says, “Be sure to become successful, popular, and powerful.” But underneath all these often very noisy voices is a still, small voice that says, “You are my Beloved, my favor rests on you.” That’s the voice we need most of all to hear. To hear that voice, however, requires special effort; it requires solitude, silence, and a strong determination to listen.

— Henri Nouwen

That’s what prayer is. It is listening to the voice that calls us “my Beloved.”

And that's the very reason why i enjoy praying and coming into the presence of God each day, to encounter Him and experiencing Him for myself daily. His assurance is indeed all that i need to keep me going on in this crazy world.