We are not alone in the difficulties and distractions we might be finding in our prayer. Not to mention just the TIME for prayer, but also the rolling list of things to do which seem to flood us when we attempt to sit or kneel to pray, or the fatigue that swamps us like the Great Kahuna, or the dryness of routine, or the doubt that our prayers are doing anything, all of these are not new. St. Therese would get headaches trying to choose between the beautiful prayers she found in prayer books, or would actually fall asleep from time to time saying the rosary, or would feel "so spiritually barren" that she could not "summon up a worthwhile thought." Her description of prayer in her simple but poetic language might help us: "For me, prayer is an upward leap of the heart, an untroubled glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love, which I utter form the depths of sorrow as well as the heights of joy. It has a supernatural grandeur which expands the soul and unites it with God." When nothing worked, she would pray the Our Father or Hail Mary slowly, and find the nourishment and satisfaction she needed. In this month of October, the month of the Holy Rosary, we might make an effort to say the rosary daily, especially when there are so many needs around the world and in our own country, or at least, pray the Our Father or Hail Mary reverently.
Bro. Rene
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