25 2 Cor. 4:18
26 Cf. Cant. 3:2.
27 Cf. Ps. 138:2, 4, 7-12, 15 (RSV = Ps. 139:2, 4, 7-12, 15).
28 RSV = Ps. 40.
29 Matt. 5:48.
30 1 Thess. 4:3.
31 John 17:19.
32 James 1:2-3, 12.
33 St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582), Spanish Carmelite nun and mystic.
34 Cf. Luke 6:31.
35 John 17:4.
36 Cf. Mark 15:39.
37 Cf. Mark 7:37.
38 Cf. 1 Cor. 16:14.
39 RSV = Ps. 84.
40 John 15:16.
41 Cf. Matt. 19:21.
42 RSV = Ps. 143.
43 Cf. Luke 1:74-75.
44 Cf. 1 John 4:18.
45 Cf. Matt. 6:20.
46 Cf. Wisd. 8:1.
47 Cf. Luke 12:6-7, 27-28.
48 Cf. 1 Cor. 12: 4 ff.
49 John 14:15.
50 Gal. 2:20.
51 John 14:6.
52 Cf. Ps. 103:30 (RSV = Ps. 104:30).
53 Phil. 2:8.
54 Matt. 26:42.
55 Matt. 27:46.
56 Isa. 53:3.
57 Isa. 9:6.
58 Luke 1:78-79.
59 John 4:34.
60 John 5:30.
61 John 6:32.
62 Cf. Ps. 39:8-9 (RSV = Ps. 40:7-8).
63 Cf. John 17:4; 19:30.
64 Matt. 7:21.
65 Matt. 21:31.
66 Mark 3:32, 35
67 1 John 2:17.
68 Heb. 10:36.
69 Rom. 12:2.
70 Eph. 6:6.
71 Col. 4:12.
72 John 8:31-32.
73 Phil. 3:1; 5:20; 4:18.
74 Jas. 1:25.
75 Rom. 7:23.
76 Rom. 7:25.
77 Cf. John 14:27.
78 Cf. Rom. 6:14; 13:10.
79 Matt. 17:14-20.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Prayer
1. Why We Must Pray
2. How We Should Pray
3. Prayer in the Gospels
4. The Our Father
5. Distracted Prayer
6. Unanswered Prayer
7. Fruitful Prayer
Part 2: The Will of God
8. Understanding God’s Will
9. Responding to God’s Will
10. How the Saints Fulfill God’s Will
11. Discovering God’s Will in Our Lives
12. Embracing God’s Will
13. The Benefits of Accepting God’s Will
14. Christ Our Model
15. Apostles of God’s Will
Biographical Note: Hubert van Zeller
An Invitation
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