God wills that our desire should be exercised in prayer, that we may be able to receive what he is prepared to give. 30
Catechism number 2738
The revelation of prayer in the economy of salvation teaches us that faith rests on God's action in history. Our filial trust is enkindled by his supreme act: the Passion and Resurrection of his Son. Christian prayer is cooperation with his providence, his plan of love for men.