[GonzoII]

"And there are times to shut up. But is there a verse that calls shutting up "prayer"? "

When we shut up that's when we're listening, i.e, "contemplating".

[BibChr]

Well, I’m all for timely shutting-up. (c;

But there’s no Biblical warrant for calling it prayer or “listening” — Unless we’re prophets (Deuteronomy 18:15ff.). And we’re not.

God speaks through His word only (e.g. Hebrews 3:7ff.).

[Petronski]

“Be still and see that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, and I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10