When I'm at Sunday service, I join in the Lord's Prayer and the Prayer of Confession. I take specific concerns to God and give thanks now and again throughout my day. But for years I struggled with meditative prayer. I'd get a cup of coffee and sit, determined to meditate and listen for God. Other people do it. I should be able to do it too. Eyes closed, I'd breathe deeply. In. Out. In. Did I remember to get the chicken out to defrost? No, no. Time for that later. Out. In. Out. Is the cat having a hair ball? Focus! In. Out. What on earth is that cat doing? Read next feature >