Get More Out of Prayer: Discover the Tried and True Prayer Styles : Preparing for Lent Novena 2022: Day 4

Let's begin be reviewing what it is the Catechism of the Church has to say about prayer. The first thing to acknowledge, in a variety of ways, is that each of us is searching for something deep beyond ourselves. While not everyone may realize this, it is still the case that God calls everyone of us to a powerful relationship. Simply put, God is always the one who initiates this call. We can choose to respond of not. The definition of Saint John Damascene can be helpful here. As quoted in the Catechism, what he says is "Prayer is the raising of one's mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God" (St. John Damascene, Defide orth. 3, 24: PG 94, 1089C)"