In our Catholic tradition there are many ways in which we pray. As Catholics, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is the most perfect form of prayer and in addition to the Mass we have other forms of prayer such as Eucharistic adoration, the Holy Rosary, novenas, Lectio Divina, to name a few. One of the forms of prayer and practice within the congregation of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit is loving attention to God. Loving attention to God is a form of prayer in which he invites us to stay in prayer taking the example of a sunflower. The Catechism of the Catholic Church, in the words of Saint John Damascene, affirms prayer as "the elevation of the mind and heart to God or the request of goods from God". Through prayers we direct our minds and hearts to God to express our thoughts and feelings. In prayer it is not only the mind that creates union with God but the heart that creates the desire for God. From the heart is where our true desires for God come from. God always asks for a union with us, but does not force us to making that union, gives us free will to make our own decision. To those who desire to be in closer union with God through prayer, God gives the gift of prayer. Prayer is truly a gift from God and not simply a fruit of our own power. Through prayer we unite ourselves closer to God, showing up in all the needs we may have or thanking God for his graces towards us. The Catechism also mentions, in the section on prayer, that prayer can be expressed in words or gestures, and that according to the Scriptures everything comes from and is an expression of the heart. The Church is an example of what prayer is in the way we are encouraged to live, act and bear witness to our faith starting from the feelings of our heart, our life and our actions....... middle of the paper ......or someone sick is lying in bed and it makes me sad. After seeing a couple of patients and they sharing their pain with me, I thank Jesus for letting me share with the sick the pain and pain that He suffers for us on the Cross. On one occasion I was about to start a meeting with my spiritual director, I told the Holy Spirit to help me see his presence or what he wanted to tell me in that meeting and indeed I really feel his presence there. Many times it is easier to sit and pray the rosary or meditate on a passage of Scripture, but many times we are out of our minds thinking about problems or things we might have. Loving attention to God helps me to trust in God everything I have and everything I do, I trust in Him with my whole being. I thank God for all that I have received from Him through the action of each person of the Trinity in me. I thank God for allowing me to be a sunflower.