How do you concentrate during prayer? mind distracted!

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I always get distracted while saying the rosary. How can I concentrate better? and think more clearly during prayer.
 
Practice, mainly.

Don’t worry too much about concentrating or praying correctly. God is not judging how well you pray and neither is His mother. Like everything else you will get better the more you do it. If it is really bothering you, consider it another opportunity to ask Him for help.

Yes, it is good to concentrate fully on God when you pray. Just remember, that’s not a gift you give Him, it’s a gift He gives you.
 
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Keep a notepad and pen nearby. When a distraction comes, jot it down then go back to prayer.
 
Before saying the prayer that you were going to make, start by asking the Lord to fight off any evil influences that may come upon you. Ask the Lord to protect you. I do this before I start to read the Bible and it works well. He is our shield, according to the book of Psalms, 🙂
 
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drac16 said:
start by asking the Lord to fight off any evil influences that may come upon you.
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I’d add a caution, distractions in prayer are natural. They are rarely “evil”. Something like “did I put the laundry in the dryer?” or “hum, that picture is crooked” or “I wonder who is making all that noise across the street!” or “my back itches!!” or “what am I going to fix for supper?” are the most common distractions.
 
TheLittleLady said:
I’d add a caution, distractions in prayer are natural. They are rarely “evil”. Something like “did I put the laundry in the dryer?” or “hum, that picture is crooked” or “I wonder who is making all that noise across the street!” or “my back itches!!” or “what am I going to fix for supper?” are the most common distractions.
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for me it gets in a weird territory… I have a lot of bitterness (need to confess but covid situation delayed it)… so I sometimes have past bitter experiences pop up in my head during prayers
 
My suggestion, when a bitter experience pops up, pray for the person/persons who were involved, thank God for bringing you through that experience, talk to Him about it and ask God to remove the bitterness - then go back to your regularly scheduled prayer.
 
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