Real prayer
Is not a mental exercise, a game.
Honest prayer
Opens our core, our heart to the Almighty,
The Creator of the universe.
Such prayer is necessarily humble because
He is God and we are not.
No room for pride;
He knows us better than we know ourselves.
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Stark prayer is rooted in this reality.
All we can do is place ourselves in His Presence, in the Light,
Letting go of all demands and control,
Open to receive His transforming Love
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“Prayer is not asking.
Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God,
at His disposition,
and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts.”
Mother Teresa
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I love how I read that praying is always a response to God, since God has always called us to him. We just need to learn how to listen.
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yes, it is a relief once we really understand that God always takes the first step
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There is nothing as wonderful as praying to God and knowing that He knows our hearts inside and out.
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yes!
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