Imagination in prayer

Grace: To mingle with His disciples and learn from Him
Scripture: John 3:7b-15

"Make it a habit to mingle frequently with the characters who appear in the New Testament. Capture the flavor of those moving scenes where the Master performs works that are both divine and human, and tells us, with human and divine touches, the wonderful story of his pardon for us and his enduring Love for his children...
...My advice is that, in your prayer, you actually take part in the different scenes of the Gospel, as one more among the people present. First of all, imagine the scene or mystery you have chosen to help you recollect your thoughts and meditate. Next, apply your mind, concentrating on the particular aspect of the Master's life you are considering - his merciful Heart, his humility, his purity, the way he fulfills his Father's Will. Tell him then what happens to you in these matters, how things are with you, what is going on in your soul. Be attentive, because he may want to point something out to you, and you will experience suggestions deep in your soul, realising certain things and feeling his gentle reprimands." --(from In Conversation With God, vol. 2, p. 347-8, quoting St. Jose Escriva in Friends of God.)