Most Ourselves When We Pray

“At the deep center of our lives, we are connected somehow or other with God. That deep center often gets buried under the everyday debris of routine and distraction and chatter, while we shuffle about out of touch and unaware of our true selves. Then a sudden jolt opens a crevasse, exposing for a moment our bedrock self: spontaneously we pray. We pray because it is our most human response. We’re made by and for the voice of God — listening to and answering that voice is our most characteristic act. We are most ourselves when we pray.”
~Eugene Peterson