The name of Jesus, ‘Yahweh saves,’ truly says it all

The prayer of the Christian is personal and relational. It is not offered to some unknown being or mysterious void. When Christians pray, we pray to someone. It is familial.

God has revealed himself as a divine family. He dwells as a community of persons. We know who God is. When we pray, we pray to someone who has revealed himself to us.

For this reason, the interior life of the Christian is directed and shaped in such a way that the Trinity is at its center. The prayer...