The world has no meaning except as a field of dialogue between God and humans. Through their works, humans respond to God's creative work in the world. And with their prayer, they request His interventions. With their prayer, humans express their belief that God's freedom intervenes in the world for their own good. With their prayer, they express the belief that humans are not merely cogs in the mechanism of nature. With their prayer, they express God's special care for humans. . . However, with prayer, the liberation of humans from passions and themselves is also manifested and activated. . . Prayer is the elevation of humans above themselves. Only by transcending themselves, that is, by transcending what is considered freedom of choice, can humans escape from nature and death. [Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]