Here is the purpose of prayer…

St. John of Damascus said that prayer is the “raising of the mind and the heart to God.”

Since we are made in the image and likeness of God, we all have a natural instinct to pray.

But what’s the point of prayer? Doesn’t God already know what we’ll say?

Watch this video to learn more about the purpose of prayer:

Questions:

• What is the purpose of prayer?
• How does the metaphor of God as a parent help you understand how and when prayers are answered?
  
  

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