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By Charles Lewis, EWTN News, January 28, 2024

Charles Lewis writes from Toronto.

‘Seek in reading and you will find in meditating; knock in mental prayer and it will be opened to you by contemplation.’ (CCC 2654)

Last year I realized my prayer life needed a boost, that I needed to draw closer to God. A few good priests I know suggested mental prayer.

I had tried this before, but my very busy brain refused to cooperate. I ran out of patience and gave up. Impatience is not one of my better qualities.

It was also suggested I read Time for God by Father Jacques Philippe. On the first page, Father Philippe seemed to address me directly, noting what a shame it was to get discouraged and quit. …

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