The Importance of Prayer
I believe with all my being I was called by God to Religious life and to a life of prayer. Prayer has always been a regular/consistent part of my life. As I got older prayer became what I desired, not what I should or ought to do. I favored published prayers for a while and overtime an intimate prayer life developed. My Grandmother was a great spontaneous prayer, so I borrowed some of her phrases and made them mine. I believe my prayers are conversations with God therefore, I look/wait for a response. Sometime the response is a change in attitude, a feeling of calm or questions. I believe God’s call was not only a call to Religious life but also an invitation to a closer relationship with God. My prayer life has grown as a Sinsinawa Dominican and my relationship with God continues to grow through daily prayer. Pat Rogers, OP Glendale, WI