Dryness in Prayer.

[White_Peony]

I’ve been experiencing this lately. What should I do? I pray the Angelus and Rosary everyday. I examine my conscience every night. I spend time each day for reading my Bible and personal time with Jesus. I also make a Morning Offering everyday.

Will you pray for me?

 

[PJD1987]

Of course I will pray for you. A wise priest once told me, “It’s not so much the warm fuzzy feelings you get from prayer, because more often than not you won’t have them…but its more about your fidelty to your prayer life no matter what that is continually generating graces for you…” Also, maybe read some St. Ignatius of Loyola on times of consolation and desolation? Again, I will pray for you. Merry Christmas and God bless!

-Paul

 

[Nelka]

I’m not sure what you mean by dryness.

 

[White_Peony]

I’m not sure what you mean by dryness.

No longer feeling the joy and peace that comes from prayer. It seems that Jesus has taken His burning love from my heart. I feel so cold!

 

[Kathryn_Ann]

Yes, I will. This happens to many of us from time to time, and I believe it will pass. Blessings to you.

Our Father
Our Father,
Who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name;
Thy kingdom come;
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou amongst women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

 

[AlanFromWichita]

No longer feeling the joy and peace that comes from prayer. It seems that Jesus has taken His burning love from my heart. I feel so cold!

To me, the real measure of prayer isn’t during the prayer, it is in how it transforms us and how it affects us outside the prayer time. I don’t think that a feeling of peace and joy that come during prayer and then go away are reliable indicators of the effectiveness of the prayer.

I am concerned that you are expecting too much and maybe not the right thing from your prayers. You have chosen to say quite a few prayers during each day. There is nothing wrong with an aggressive prayer regimen, but remember the prayers are for you; you are not a slave to the prayers so don’t think you have to “measure up” somehow to a particular prayer schedule. You can impose such a requirement on yourself, but it can work either for or against you depending on the situation.