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Author(s) -
Tadeusz Kotlewski
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
studia bobolanum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2720-1686
pISSN - 1642-5650
DOI - 10.30439/sb.2019.2.6
Subject(s) - silence , prayer , loneliness , active listening , theology , philosophy , art , psychology , psychoanalysis , aesthetics , social psychology , communication
The article shows how in the light of God’s Mercy a human being rediscovers and realises the basic truth that in his/her heart is a great longing and hunger for God’s love. God invites to listen to what He says to humans through the words of the Holy Bible. He invites people to listen and realise the loving presence of God inside. The author of the article shows that trust is the fruit of a relationship in which a person knows that he/she is loved. Trust presupposes a longing for God and a sincere search for Him in everything. The road to trust is expressed in three attitudes: in seeking God inside; in sensitive listening to His voice in one’s heart; and in trustingly opening oneself to His love and immersion in His mercy. Thanks to loneliness, silence and prayer, a human being discovers the Source of life which lies deep inside his/her heart. In the human being, in his/her interior is the source from which he/she draws life and nourishes hope. Immersion in this source of mercy means that one experiences inner change.