Prayer

This is a selection from today's reading by Henri Nouwen:

"Prayer heals. Not just the answer to prayer. When we give up our competition with God and offer God every part of our heart, holding back nothing at all, we come to know God's love for us and discover how safe we are in His embrace. Once we know again that God has not rejected us, but keeps us close to his heart, we can find again the joy of living, even though God might guide our life in a different direction from our desires."

Isn't it true that in prayer we become peaceful and stop worrying, even though our problems have not been solved? Prayer heals. But only if we give up our competition with God. What a great phrase to describe pride.