Despite being a vicar, I still feel a little stab of panic if I am asked to stand up on the spur of the moment and pray. I am not a good conversationalist and I struggle for words. A monk once joked, "never ask a monk to pray; we can't do that without a book" and I know what he meant. But I do value silence and in this I am not alone. A friend recently told me a story of Mother Theresa, who was asked how she prayed. "I say nothing, I just listen to God". "So what does God say to your?" the interviewer asked. "Nothing, he just listens to me" replied Mother Theresa. Sometimes, we just need to shut up, rest in the silence and be glad.