21
07
2025
2025
Learning to pray in silence and simplicity
Rediscovering a stripped-down prayerIn a world saturated with noise, solicitations and images, praying in silence can seem strange, even disconcerting. We sometimes imagine that praying means filling the space with words, reciting formulas, doing something. But Christian prayer is not based on agitation or performance. It is above all an encounter. And this encounter, like all those that really count, needs silence and simplicity.To learn to pray in silence is to rediscover that God does not ask for words, but for presence. He is not looking for our beautiful phrases, but for our hearts. Simple, silent prayer then becomes a place of rest, truth and peace. It refocuses us. It opens us up. It shapes us.
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