How Divine Discourse Transcends Words as Logical Destiny

Prayer is a sacred dialogue between the soul and the divine, most importantly in supplication. When Paulus spoke of prayer, he did so with the understanding that it is not about changing God’s mind, or attempting to influence Him or His plan for us, but about aligning our hearts toward Him. This is where the third virtue of ‘temperance’ is essential: prayer cannot be an exercise in demands or complaints, but a practice of listening for God’s Goodness which transcends and aligns all things so enabled.

So we don’t discuss what we want with God, but surrender to what God intends. Woe to those deemed needing the lessons which come with material things and riches because the consequences are never to the ends you have in mind. We set aside our mortal desires and allow the divine light to illuminate the path ahead. This is why Paulus did not speak of prayer as a tool for manipulating the cosmos but as a means of connecting with the Goodness that already exists within us and around us. We pray and are rewarded. God resolves all things, so in prayer we may recognise that even in moments of despair or great unfairness, there are deeper truths awaiting discovery.

Prayer is actually the regular act of aligning ourselves with His divine order. In prayer there is the highest potential for healing, growth, and transformation. How could we ask for miracles without opening our hearts to the miracles that already surrounds us? The moment where the soul meets the divine, in a way that words cannot fully capture, is when we know we are on the enlightening path.

Every person outside prayer is consumed by their own imperfect ambitions and mortal fears, never pausing to listen for God who constantly points us towards the good. We can see what a world without prayer looks like. Are we in a prison constructed by politics or distractions and a lack of connection to God, where the soul is trapped in its own delusions? What is the difference in a life outside God if not identical with the difference between chaos and order?

Praying ceaselessly is a gift to us; constant reminders aligning us to the deeper truths. How can we know what we want if we cannot see what we already have for the real value granted us in it? How can we be grateful to the extent we can, as limited mortals, if we are not always reminded of why we should be? Our gratitude must be constant, and as eternally present as God Himself. Without aligning to God’s order, we risk reducing our lives to mere spectacle, devoid of meaning or purpose. We do not love as we should without God, and we cannot know the true value in others and ourselves unless in constant connection, as ordained.