Prayer is a bit like going into a cave. The cave opening seems wide and easy with plenty of light. But you don't know how deep the cave is. Something urges you to go deeper, into the darkness, the unknown. At some point you make a bit of a sound and hear an echo. This tells you that in the dark, there is still more depth, and more darkness in the cave. Though there seems to be no path, or none you can define, you do not feel alone. So prayer is the way through the cave of the heart. The journey starts out easy with memorized words or words from a book. Words, words. But as you enter the cave of the heart, darkness will take over and you will not be able to use words from a book. Each breath is like an echo in the darkness of the heart that tells you there is more, greater depth, deeper union. And you do not feel alone. I have yet to reach the end of the cave of the heart.
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I really like this visual and somehow fear of the cave is replaced. (Like a cave-cave is replaced by the loving heart). Thank you. :)
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