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and Quiet Prayer |
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["Art. 57] In every moment of our lives priority ought to be given to that dialogue of love in
which God takes the initative, accomodating himself to our littleness and making it possible
for us to know Him."
Prayer must be a dialogue. A sharing. Our thoughts - God's thoughts. God is of course speaking to us all the time. Sometimes in the quiet breeze and sometimes in the raging storm. Otentimes we have fixed conceptions of how God should speak and act in our lives. What He should do and what He should not do. We have these same conceptions for ourselves and ourselves. But in our prayer, our dialogue with God we need to be open for God is full of surprises. Our relationship with God grows and develop as we allow God freedom to speak and move in our lives. Like little children we must totally trust God to take care of us. With this confidence we can fully enjoy every minute that is gifted to us. Even in the raging storm, with Jesus seemingly asleep in the boat we can rest assured nothing is going to happen that He is not aware of. In one part of scripture is a favorite quote of mine, "Fear is useless, what is needed is trust." With that same kind of trust, Saint Clare moved boldly in her life. We too must hold onto that faith to meet each day with courage and even joy. |
