Open hands indicate that I am not shaking my fist in anger, wringing my hands in fear, grasping for this moment’s want, or clinging to the outcome I demand. The best image I can come up with for spiritually free prayer is the image of my own hands, relaxed and open. Prayer is a way to be with God, to dwell in that holy space of friendship. We go into the conversation trusting that God already knows our needs and will always care for us. There are no negotiations and hoping against hope that God will be merciful and give us what we need. Spiritual freedom allows us to carry on an open-ended conversation with God, who creates us and loves us always and completely. Ignatius would tell us that this is a very un-free kind of prayer, and it’s not the way one friend talks to another. Too often in our prayer, we do not trust God’s character but rather hope that God will negotiate, taking into account our best efforts and good intentions.
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