CHAPTER ONE THE REVELATION OF PRAYER – THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO PRAYER

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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God calls man first. Man may forget his Creator or hide far from his face; he
may run after idols or accuse the deity of having abandoned him; yet the living
and true God tirelessly calls each person to that mysterious encounter known as
prayer. In prayer, the faithful God’s initiative of love always comes first;
our own first step is always a response. As God gradually reveals himself and
reveals man to himself, prayer appears as a reciprocal call, a covenant drama.
Through words and actions, this drama engages the heart. It unfolds throughout
the whole history of salvation.

PART FOUR: CHRISTIAN PRAYER