Lewis asks, “What, then, are we really doing” when we pray? God does not need to be informed about our fears and needs, and given that we “are always completely . . . known to God,” what are we actually doing when we express the desires of the heart to God?55 To answer this, Lewis used the metaphor of unveiling—that is, letting ourselves come to be known by God, letting ourselves come to be in tune with his being. God knows most creatures as “things,” such as “earthworms, cabbages, and nebulae.” They are objects of Divine knowledge. But when we (a) become aware of the fact . . . and (b) ascent
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