[Vermont Lt]

Chanting has always been a key part of meditation.

This is as old as the Indian mediation techniques that pre date Christianity by thousands of years.

[defconw]

I like how the Jews rock back and forth while praying. Well they do it at the Wall. Not sure if that's the way they do it all the time. But, that is just a comfort.

Prayer at least for me and from what I have been taught is multidimensional. Three major expressions of prayer: vocal prayer, meditation, and contemplative prayer. They all are good. Sometimes when you have no words it is enough.