Wednesday, January 21, 2009

The Nobility of Barren Prayer

And O God, give me one grace, I pray. Give me the grace to give myself in prayer once again tomorrow. To believe that it matters. To put my heart before You though I feel so unproductive and unfruitful. Give me the grace to spend tomorrow once more before You in love. For I can think of no more noble way to spend a day than to spend it with You, whether I feel Your nearness or not. Oh, help me in the times of fainting. Give me the grace for one more day.


Excerpt from Deep Unto Deep, a book by Dana Candler about "finding the richness of intimacy we were made for."