Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips.”
After a long time without praying, even the first two words can feel like too much. "Dear God" sounds oddly formal, and "Hi" sounds like you're pretending nothing happened. So the sentence never quite gets started, and the quiet stretches on for another week.