“When prayer is humble, trusting, and persevering, it obtains for us a more lively faith, a firmer hope, a more ardent charity. Thereby we see how fruitful mental prayer can be; how it draws God strongly toward us that He may give Himself intimately to us and that we may give ourselves to Him.”

                 -Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P.

For Reflection:

Is my prayer “humble, trusting, and persevering?” In which of these three do I most need to grow? What benefits can I expect to receive if I do so? Can I recall a time when I experienced the profound presence of God in prayer? How does this help me to remain steadfast to the resolution I made yesterday regarding my time of prayer?

Page 12...for centuries saints have lamented the lack of individualized and competent help for people intent on knowing and serving God better. We plan in these pages to discuss many of the questions, theoretical and practical, that people ask about and within spiritual direction.  We also take up the question as to whether there is any valid sense in which one may direct oneself.