AI OVERVIEW: Prayer begins with God, not with us; it is God who draws us to speak, and his omnipresence means there is nowhere we can go where he is not already present. Rather than trying to conjure him, prayer becomes us listening and responding to what God has already given us to say, trusting that he loves us with everlasting care and will never leave or forsake us. Practically, imagine where God is in relation to you during prayer—behind your shoulders, in front of you, beside you, or even in darkness—recognizing that the invitation to speak comes from him and that prayer is the vehicle for his expression of love, inviting us to trust and listen.
