When we come to God as the humble publican, asking His mercy on us because we are sinners, we are agreeing with God’s estimate of us and asking for His remedy. Thus at the onset we are at one with God. Julian of Norwich wrote, “Prayer oneth the soul to God. It is a witness that the soul willeth as God willeth.”
Learning to pray has been a lifelong course for me, taking me ever deeper into the mind of Christ, where I find how in need of revision are the patterns of my own thinking. Often the things I have been praying about, things I thought needed to be changed, having remained as they were. But my praying about them has drawn me to the Father, who then has another “chance” (if so I may speak) to change me into the image of His Son.
The Music of His Promises by Elisabeth Elliot
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