What does meditation mean to you?  What are some of the things you do when it's time to meditate? Do you know how or why it's even necessary?  So often we run from the word meditate because we think it is something so deep and profound.  While it is a much higher level of intimacy with God and self, there is nothing to fear.  Meditation is just one more thing to help us hear and understand God so that we may hear and know our purpose better.