What prompts a
person to pray?
We pray because
we are full of an infinite longing and God has created us men for himself: “Our
hearts are restless until they rest in you” (St. Augustine). But we pray also
because we need to; Mother Teresa says, “Because I cannot rely on myself, I
rely on him, twenty-four hours a day.” [2566-2567, 2591]
Often we forget God, run away from him
and hide. Whether we avoid thinking about God or deny him —he is always there for
us. He seeks us before we seek him; he yearns for us, he calls us. You speak with
your conscience and suddenly notice that you are speaking with God. You feel
lonely, have no one to talk with, and then sense that God is always available
to talk.
