We all need mentors. Carolyn Myss, in Entering the Castle, says "There are four passions of the Soul: joy, grief, hope and fear."
We are born with a beautiful consciousness. But it must be nurtured, and our mentors do that. When it's nurtured, we learn to direct which of the four passions we focus on---joy and hope, or grief and fear.
In contemplation, we enter into our "castle"---we meet our soul---and we stimulate our relationship to the divine. We learn compassion, generosity, abundance, and joy.
The YouTube video that Rev. Patrick plays during the talk can be viewed here: I'm Yours (ukulele).
