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How do you bring your whole self to prayer? I give you thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; before the gods I sing your praise; I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness ... On the day I called, you answered me, you increased my strength of soul. Psalm 138:1–3
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ot long ago, I went on an eight-day Ignatian retreat, a week set aside for focused prayer. I took my laptop because I type
quickly and find it easier to journal on computer than in long-
hand. As I moved into the retreat, I kept glancing at the laptop but didn’t feel that using it would be the best way to spend the 168
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