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When prayer stops feeling like conversation

I grew up thinking God was someone you talked to, but now when I pray it feels more like dissolving into something vast and nameless, and I don't know if this is still Christian.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Mature prayer often moves beyond dualistic dialogue toward unitive experience, challenging conventional theological frameworks.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Christian mysticism — the contemplative tradition?”

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