God calls man first. Man may forget his Creator or hide Far from his face; he may run after idols or accuse the deity of Having abanDoned him; yet the living and true God tirelessly calls each perSon to that mysterious encounter known as Prayer. In Prayer, the Faithful God's initiative of Love always Comes first; our own first step is always a Response. As God gradually Reveals himself and Reveals man to himself, prayer appears as a reciprocal call, a Covenant drama. Through words and actions, this drama engages the Heart. It unfolds Throughout the whole History of Salvation.