“Prayer makes things happen, but making things happen is not the same as prayer.
“You have heard people say, ‘Pray…and take action.’ They never say, ‘Take action…and then pray.’ You must learn to discern the path ahead through prayer and then follow where prayer leads. How else will you seek your heart’s desire? How else will you know that you are free?
“There will be times when your actions are limited, when your options are few, and your world is narrowed. Even then, to pray first will guide you and show you the possibilities for action that you would otherwise not have imagined. Through prayer you can reunite with the fecundity and creativity of life itself.
“Prayer is a rich and generous land. To pray is to set foot in a new world. Remember this. Hold fast to this. Each of you must be guided FIRST OF ALL by prayer.”