God communicates to His people in His compassionate ways and language that may be understood and revealed through time. The ongoing dialogue between God and His people builds a relationship of friendship and Lordship. It is significant to keep the communication lines open. People respond and communicate to God in many ways.
• People pray
The most common way people talk to God is through prayers. People oftentimes express lamentations, grief, joy, thanksgiving, petition and more through prayers. People express prayers through personal dialogue with God, sacraments, formulated prayers and journals.
• People listen to God
One of the most difficult ways to communicate to God is to listen to Him. Creating the pattern of listening to His Will takes a lot of effort and discipline. Most especially, it takes the grace of God to be brought to His Mighty Presence and listen to His messages. Some people listen through meditation. Other people listen through pilgrimages. Other people observe silence and go on retreats.
• People sing songs
People use the language of music to communicate to God. The highest purpose of music is to extol and give thanks to God for all His wonders. Music bestows the gift of worshiping God for all the things He has done through His creation.
• People pray for others
Praying for others is one of the ways to communicate to God. Most people believe that praying for others is an expression of self-sacrifice. Praying for others is offering the needs of others over and above one’s own need. If people pray for others, the community of God is strengthened.
The various ways people express themselves to God are the responses to the initiative to build a relationship. The relationship of friendship and Lordship is forever extended to people by God through His Son, the Crucified and Glorified Jesus through the Holy Spirit.