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Prayer: Discovering That We Have Never Been Alone ( La oración )

Núñez Chávez, Alfonso
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[English] This paper reflects on prayer not primarily as verbal expression or petition, but as a way of becoming aware of a relationship that already sustains human existence. Rather than understanding prayer as an attempt to reach God, the text proposes that it is the recognition that we have never been separate from the divine. Through a philosophical reflection grounded in lived experience, the paper suggests that prayer is not something that begins when we speak, but when we become conscious of a presence that has always been there. In this sense, prayer is less an action directed outward and more a transformation in the way reality is inhabited. From this perspective, prayer does not seek to change reality, but to awaken a deeper awareness of it, allowing human life to be lived with greater coherence, trust, and openness to meaning. [Español] Este ensayo propone comprender la oración no principalmente como un acto de palabras, petición o diálogo, sino como el reconocimiento consciente de una relación que ya sostiene la vida humana. Más que un intento de acercarse a Dios, la oración aparece como el descubrimiento de que nunca hemos estado separados de Él. A partir de una reflexión filosófica arraigada en la experiencia vivida, el texto sugiere que la oración no comienza cuando hablamos, sino cuando nos hacemos conscientes de una presencia que siempre ha estado ahí. En este sentido, la oración no es tanto una acción dirigida hacia fuera, sino una transformación en la manera de habitar la realidad. Desde esta perspectiva, la oración no busca cambiar la realidad, sino despertar una mirada más profunda sobre ella, permitiendo vivir con mayor coherencia, confianza y apertura al sentido.
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