Prayer is, essentially, opening up our self to God who dwells within us. It is holding back nothing and sharing everything with God. Developing the prayer habit leads to a constant awareness of being in God’s presence, the prayerfulness Paul mentioned in 1 Thessalonians 5:17.
This deepening of our lives in the divine life is the path to self-discovery. In and through prayer we discover our true selves, the self that God has created each of us to be.
Life in God is a daring adventure of love, but we settle for mediocrity. We may follow a daily practice of prayer but are unwilling or unable to give ourselves completely to God. To settle in mediocrity leaves our hearts restless and unfulfilled.
Prayer is the dynamic, life-giving relationship with God by which we grow deep in God’s Word, strong in God’s grace, and free in God’s love to dream with God the unimaginable.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.”
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