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Paragraph 2094. One can sin against God's love in various ways: (2733, 2303)

  • indifference neglects or refuses to reflect on divine charity; it fails to consider its prevenient goodness and denies its power.

  • ingratitude fails or refuses to acknowledge divine charity and to return him love for love.

  • lukewarmness is hesitation or negligence in responding to divine love; it can imply refusal to give oneself over to the prompting of charity.

  • acedia or spiritual sloth goes so far as to refuse the joy that comes from God and to be repelled by divine goodness.

  • hatred of God comes from pride. It is contrary to love of God, whose goodness it denies, and whom it presumes to curse as the one who forbids sins and inflicts punishments.
Paragraph 2559. "Prayer is the raising of one's mind and heart to God or the requesting of good things from God." But when we pray, do we speak from the height of our pride and will, or "out of the depths" of a humble and contrite heart? He who humbles himself will be exalted; humility is the foundation of prayer. Only when we humbly acknowledge that "we do not know how to pray as we ought," are we ready to receive freely the gift of prayer. "Man is a beggar before God." (2613, 2763)

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