III. Living the Gift of Prayer
Living the gift of prayer manifests itself first of all in the prayerful state of mind and heart which our Blessed Mother is so anxious to teach us. St. Paul calls it "unceasing prayer," "continuous prayer;" the early Christian Fathers call it "prayer of watchfulness;" the Later Fathers, adopted specially by the Orthodox Church and now by Our Lady at Medjugorje, call it "Prayer of the Heart." Using the Scripture texts in our reflections should help us to learn and practise this form of prayer.