prayer is always God's initiative
it is our response
to God's loving presence in our lives
which shows itself in so many different ways
sometimes we catch only the faintest glimmer of that presence
perhaps at first we don't even recognize it as God
but when we strive to be open and listen carefully
like Samuel
we can enter into an authentic dialogue with God
we call this dialog prayer
it involves talking and listening
it is spontaneous and fed by a mutual desire to engage one another at deeper levels
a disposition and openness to the sacred
and a listening spirit
are the first steps
toward entering into a truly
prayerful dialog with God
loyola press
july 15, 2014
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