The deepest and most important movement of prayer is when we speak to the Lord, “Let it be done unto me,”
or “Let your will be done”—in Latin, simply, “fiat.” Mary is the exemplar of this posture in her response to the
Archangel Gabriel’s announcement that she will conceive and give birth to the Messiah.

One of the ways we can embrace this movement is through a form of prayer called ARRR—acknowledge, relate,
receive, and respond. This form of prayer allows us to notice our interior affective movements, including our
thoughts, feelings, and desires while relating them back to the Lord, receiving God into the deepest level of our
hearts, and then responding to this gift. The simple prayer form ARRR allows us to confront struggles we may
have in prayer, especially those that arise from psychological, non-spiritual desolation. We can relate difficulties
to the Lord while becoming aware of interior realities that may hinder our prayer. The freedom of this prayer
allows us to experience God without trying to force an emotional experience or being limited by our burdens or
preconceived notions of what we believe prayer should or should not be.