"Resolve to pray when you have
excellent excuses for not praying: when you are ill, exhausted, tempted,
sad, traveling, enjoying yourself, or in a bad mood. Resolve to pray
when everything else about the spiritual life seems to go-- when you do
not feel
charitable or serene or devout. Resolve to pray even if there is no
time to pray--to pray at intervals whenever a moment appears between
activities. Safeguard your prayer by avoiding remote distraction as
well as immediate distractions; which means you must
get rid of whatever you think is a hindrance to your union with God.
Ask Him to help you keep this pledge. Although your own strength may
fail you, remember that union with God is what He wants of you, and
therefore He will give you the grace to fulfill
your pledge.
Holiness for Housewives, Dom Hubert Van Zeller
Yes! I find when I choose to ignore fatigue or other reasons for NOT praying, that is when I need it the most and when very great blessings accompany it. To be sure, though, there are times, in illness or extreme fatigue or when a claim of Charity arises, then I have to give that to God as well and be content with that. But yes, to ask for the grace to pray well! When I think of it, I will say, dear Mother, help me pray well, my dear Guardian Angel, help me to pray, and just like that, I make the Sign of the Cross and everything just flows. God bless you!
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