The full address is on Zenit’s site.
In a beautiful text St. Augustine defines prayer as an expression of desire, and affirms that God answers by moving our hearts closer to him. For our part we should purify our desires and our hopes in order to receive God’s gentleness (cfr. “In I Ioannis,” 4, 6). In fact, this alone — opening ourselves up to others — can save us.
Let us pray therefore that we are able to follow the example of this great man every day of our lives, and in every moment that we live, encounter the Lord Jesus — the only one who can save us, purify us, and who gives us true joy and true life.
