Listen to God

"Inundated by so many words, we are not inclined to listen to what God tells us," and "our prayer must first be Listening to God" and "praise of God," not only , "as it is usually, of request," Benedict XVI said in his reflections with the faithful.

Much of our difficulty stems from failing to really listen.  We may talk a lot in prayer but unless we hear the voice of God our struggle remains.

We hear God's inner voice through meditation and contemplation (sitting still in a room).  The trick is to learn not to react the negative thoughts as we are still.  By remaining calm, we become "wrapped in the love of Christ". 

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