Why is prayer sometimes a struggle? The spiritual masters of all times have described growth in faith and in love for God as a spiritual, life-and-death combat. The battlefield is mans interior life. The Christians weapon is prayer. We can allow ourselves be defeated by our selfishness and lose ourselves over worthless things or we can win God. Often someone who wants to pray must first conquer his lack of will power. Even the Desert Fathers were acquainted with spiritual sluggishness (acedia). Reluctance to seek God is a big problem in the spiritual life. The spirit of the times sees no point in praying, and our full calendars leave no room for it. Then there is the battle against the tempter, who will try anything to keep a person from devoting himself to God. If God did not want us to find our way to him in prayer, we would not win the battle. (YOUCAT)
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 22:38:52 +0000
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