Prayer, Pope Francis said at his General Audience on April 21, 2021, "is dialogue with God; and every creature, in a certain sense, engages in dialogue with God." For human beings, he continued, "prayer becomes word, invocation, hymn, poetry� The divine Word is made flesh, and in the flesh of every person the word returns to God in prayer." The Holy Father's catechesis began with a reflection on words, which not only proceed from us, but also "to some extent shape us." In the Bible, words bring everything to light, ensuring that "nothing human is excluded, censored."