Him, it naturally happens that they speak the truth to their neighbor … Prayer, therefore, is the conversation flowing from faith in God as your father- a certain and secure helper indeed. Prayer is the elevation of the heart, not the breath or voice alone. When we pray, then, our hearts draw so very near to God, they speak to him, seeking in him and from him their only help and security.… Our prayer is nothing other than the begging of help of some kind or another in some thing or another.… You
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