2697. Prayer is the life of the new heart. It ought to animate us at every moment. But we tend to forget him who is our life and our all. This is why the Fathers of the spiritual life in the Deuteronomic and prophetic traditions insist that prayer is a remembrance of God often awakened by the memory of the heart “We must remember God more often than we draw breath.”1 But we cannot pray “at all times” if we do not pray at specific times, consciously willing it These are the special times of Christian prayer, both in intensity and duration.
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2. Why does man have a desire for God?
173. In what sense is the Church missionary?
424. What other kinds of grace are there?
134. How will the coming of the Lord in glory happen?
255. Starting when and to whom has the Church administered Baptism?
57. If God is omnipotent and provident, why then does evil exist?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does the Bible teach us about wisdom as a gift from God?
What does the promise of salvation and redemption in the midst of judgment in Micah 2:12-13 mean?
David’s old age and death: the end of a life of ups and downs (2 Samuel 23, 24)
What does the Bible say about the true source of comfort in times of trouble?
How are God’s justice and mercy revealed in Isaiah? (Isaiah 58:1-14)
How is God’s justice manifested in the midst of suffering, according to Job 34:10-12?
