Conversation as Prayer

What is prayer? What helps in building community? For me, one possible answer for both these questions is conversation. Prayer is a conversation with God. Community is built with the help of conversation between people. Often we sit side by side and week after week in church; in a classroom; at work and we don't truly get to know one another. We are desperately in need of spaces for connection and conversation while recognizing we need our individual space as well.