CCC 2713
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Contemplative prayer is the simplest expression of the mystery of prayer. It is a gift, a grace; it can be accepted only in humility and poverty. Contemplative prayer is a covenant relationship established by God within our hearts. Cf. Jer 31:33. Contemplative prayer is a communion in which the Holy Trinity conforms man, the image of God, "to his likeness."