Prayer is often described as simply talking to God, the problem is, it isn’t quite that simple. Prayer has a multifaceted role in our lives with God, and one of the primary components is that prayer helps us experience our connection to God. If prayer is experiencing God’s love and the meeting place between us and God, then the first step in prayer is slowing ourselves. When we slow down and listen, we can learn to pray in a way that is not us constantly talking and asking.