Prayer: Starting over

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I’m experiencing a dry period right now where I pray what seems to be the same thing every day. After a little prompting from the Spirit, I realized something: maybe I need to just…start over. Maybe I need to redefine what “prayer” is for me. Since I don’t even know why I pray sometimes, I just…do. Because I don’t have a reason to (it’s just a habit), I’m not really motivated. Is the charity dying inside me? Am I losing my Theological Virtues? What’s going on with me??? Prayer has been ‘boring’ for a few months now and I hate it. Does anybody have any suggestions on how I can:

A) Gain a solid definition of what prayer means to me.

B) Help me feel like I am important to God so I realise that He listens to every word in my soul.

C) Figure out a way to loop-hole the redundancy that I feel while praying.

…I just want a strong connection with God again.
 
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darknightofthesoul.org/darknight.htm
DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL
Saint John of the Cross

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darknightofthesoul.org/darknight.htm
DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL
Saint John of the Cross
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It’s difficult to know where I am when I read this. When I read about the parts that warn of beginner’s sin I think “Oh, that’s me”, but then I read the parts that describe the pious individuals and I think “Oh, that’s me too…wait a minute there’s something wrong here”. I’m lost on this. Am I just to proud to admit to myself that I’m doing everything wrong that they’re warning against?
 
Try some alone time in front of the Blessed Sacrament. It is amazing sitting “face to face” with Christ.

You will be in my prayers tonight. Hail Mary…

Pax
 
I know that I have felt the same. I have friends that are spiritually motivated as I am and the tell me to ask God for perseverence in prayer, or faith or sai “Lord, I am distracted” and continue on with my prayer. the point is to continue on no matter how I feel. Also someone asked me if I prayed becuase I love God or if I prayed becuase I got something out of it. Makes me think. Hope this helps.😉
 
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It’s difficult to know where I am when I read this. When I read about the parts that warn of beginner’s sin I think “Oh, that’s me”, but then I read the parts that describe the pious individuals and I think “Oh, that’s me too…wait a minute there’s something wrong here”. I’m lost on this. Am I just to proud to admit to myself that I’m doing everything wrong that they’re warning against?
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When the well runs dry by Thomas H. Green
Drinking from a dry well by Thomas H. Green
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From my own experiences, ever since I’ve started to pray for knowing how to pray, I could find anything surrounding me to pray for. I also buy some prayer books which have so many wonderful prayers.
 
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