Anyone can pray. It's as simple as getting in touch with your best friend.

You don't need to be a saint. And you definitely do't have to have a degree in theology, a particular type of
personality or special spiritual attributes.

People of all ages and conditions can pray. The author has listened to the compelling prayers of a murderer and someone with Down's syndrome, the almost inarticulate utterances of a bed-ridden quadriplegic and the erudite prayers of poets and academics. Jesus selected ordinary people - a fisherman, a freedom fighter and a tax collector - as his disciples, and taught them how to pray. If they could learn, we can too.