Why do we pray? Why do we meditate? Answers to vague, soul searching questions such as these come from experience - doing the exercises and getting results. Mostly, we don't know what we are looking for in the exercises. When we work out on the treadmill at the gym we have a goal in mind - to lose weight, gain physical strength and stamina. Prayer and meditation are both spiritual exercises. Our spirit is somewhere at our center - a place of comfort, rest and peace. And, it is easy to get there. We are looking for the divine presence within our core being - that "Kingdom of God" within us that Jesus promised. On January 1, 2011 I began my journey to the center of my being by randomly selecting passages from old or new testaments. Taking a few minutes to reflect on the passage and read footnotes as needed. Then I wrote one page of commentary in my spiral notebook. Nearly four years later - a book of "366 Daily Reflections on Random Selections from Scripture" is available to readers. The important lessons in the book are overshadowed by the process of just doing the exercises of reading, reflecting, responding, and resting in the comfort of discovering a connection with something greater than ourselves, within ourselves.