Pat, I was talking to God last night and your image (not your name) came up. You realize that we (and God) no longer use words to communicate? Prayer too often uses words and thoughts to communicate spiritually but words do not do the job. Spiritual communication involves feelings like when you feel the love in a beautiful melody or feel the meaning in a moving landscape. I’m not even sure God hears us when we speak, especially to Him. He faithfully holds true to His promise to be close to the broken-hearted (Psalm 34:18) and to love us unfailingly (2 Peter 3:9) but this doesn’t mean talking to us in words. The Holy Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.” -Romans 8:26-27 Remember how as a deeply hurt child you went to your parent, and he/she comforted you by holding you tight? God is LOVE and He does the same – enveloping you in His LOVE! Yes, sensing your presence even though no words are spoken is communicating. Being with you within me and God is an extremely vivid, intense, and real experience “more real than physical life.” Yes, we still love and are God and us!