By Patti Maguire Armstrong, EWTN News, January 1, 2024
Patti (Maguire) Armstrong is an award-winning journalist and was managing editor and co-author of the bestselling Amazing Grace Series. ….
‘Prayer is the only channel,’ says St. Teresa of Ávila, ‘through which God’s great graces and favors may flow into the soul’
It’s free. It takes no extra time in your daily schedule. Even if you’ve already made a resolution, this one is practically effortless to add — a matter of seconds that you won’t miss. And the benefits reach into eternity.
What is it? Take the open pockets in your life — waiting for the microwave, a red light, standing in line, waiting for someone to answer the phone, and so forth — and talk with Jesus. It can be just three seconds such as, Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on me, or Jesus, I surrender myself to you, take care of everything. You can even make it just one second: Praise you, Jesus! Or have a word with him — whatever you want to say. …