Sum it all up! At night before you retire, take a few minutes with God to go over your day. Be real. Be open. It is good to refocus and redirect our intentions. We have such a loving God—soak it in, then fall asleep!
Understanding
When Prayer is Difficult
Just as life has its ups and downs, so does our prayer life and God can take a soul into a certain darkness where joys and consolations turn into dryness and boredom. What should we do during these times?
Practical Prayer Tips from the Carmelite Sisters
The important thing is that you want to pray. You yearn to spend some time with God in prayer. Each person has to find the “islands of prayer” in the sea of our frenzied activity so apparent in our culture.
The Interior Castle: Saint Teresa’s Diamond
The marketing slogan of “Diamonds are Forever” might have been a perfect catchphrase for Saint Teresa’s “Diamond”, better known to us as the Interior Castle….