Episode 104: Made for Mysticism
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51m
"Life of prayer is worth going “all-in” on. In this mystical identity, there’s an invitation to let go of ourselves. Prayer is not authentic if we are stuck or focused on ourselves. Prayer changes as we let go of our own notion of what it should be. We are constantly invited for our hearts to be attentive and open to become mystics — to become men and women of prayer. It anchors us in the reality that we are made for relationship, we’re made for prayer, and we are made to live in intimacy with God every single day of our lives.
As we enter the Holy week, we’re inviting everyone to let the truth be true and let God, be God.
This Lent, we’ll be working through Born of Fire by Fr. Innocent Montgomery, CFR."
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