So much dryness. Save me

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Lately I’ve been going through some spiritual dryness and extreme doubt. Please pray for me. I always fear losing the Lord.
 
REMEMBER, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly to thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother; to thee do I come; before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.
 
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, hail, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve: to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus, O merciful, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! Amen.
 
He will never leave you nor forsake you. The Good Shepherd is faithful to the last, leaving even the ninety and nine to seek out the one that was lost. Whatever fear or doubt you feel He has already borne and conquered. Meditate on the Sorrowful Mysteries, unite yourself to Our Lord and His agony in the garden, consider His faithfulness and steadfastness, see how He leads us in all our ways into the gloriousness of His resurrection. God bless you.
 
Lord, many of the saints also struggled through times of spiritual dryness, requiring that they grow deeper in trust, in faith and faithfulness.
Please bless this soul with the grace to persevere in love, kindness, prayer, and Sacrament, even during the driest times.
 
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession and was left forsaken. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you I come, before you I stand, a sorrowful sinner. Despise not my words, O Mother of the Word, but in your mercy, hear and answer me.
Amen
 
Sometimes anxiety keeps us from feeling clear-minded in our faith. One of the symptoms of anxiety is self-doubt and the devil takes advantage and we jump to assumptions that God is not there. Take care of the physical body that God gave you and get help for the anxiety.

There are nutritional supplements like tryptophane and 5-HTP that you can buy over the counter. Read “The Mood Cure” and take the test on low serotonin and follow the appropriate chapter; if you think anxiety is really crippling you, go to your doctor for counselling referral and meds. Don’t let this problem disguise itself as spiritual dryness when it might easily be low serotonin.

I think that this might have been what afflicted Mother Teresa. She was bright, hardworking, long suffering and sensitive…anxiety certainly can give the impression of a “dark night of the soul” when it may actually be a “dark night” of our neurotransmitters. Call me crazy but I have walked this path and have made spiritual progress after tending to my nutritional needs and have seen others through this forest.

Pay no attention to that annoying voice that tells you that God has forsaken you. Just roll with the ups and downs, the highs and lows, the feasts and famines…God is always with you.
 
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Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession and was left forsaken. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you I come, before you I stand, a sorrowful sinner. Despise not my words, O Mother of the Word, but in your mercy, hear and answer me.
Amen
 
May the Lord bless you and keep you. May His Face shine upon you. May your thirst be quenched by the Holy Spirit and may Our Lord, Jesus Christ guide you to peace.
 
**For God Alone ** * Psalm 62: 5-7
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For God alone my soul waits in silence;
from him comes my salvation.
He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress;
I shall not be greatly moved.
On God rests my deliverance and my honor;
my mighty rock, my refuge is God.
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart
before him; God is refuge for us.

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Pray The Holy Rosary daily; for World Peace, other people’s causes and then your own Yosef! Have no fear; Jesus Christ our Saviour is always there for you!

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 all evil, Amen,
 
***Hail Mary,
full of grace,
the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among 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.

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Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy, hail, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve: to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus, O merciful, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary! Amen.
 
I will pray for you Yosef. I have also been going through some spiritual dryness. Please pray for me as well.
 
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