Prayer

St. Francis of Assisi often prayed this little prayer which helped him put everything in his life into perspective: “Who are you, O Lord, and who am I?”

Prayer is being consciously in God’s presence, focusing our eyes on God, on who God is.

God knows our flaws and loves us in spite of them. We are not irredeemable.

Sometimes we get so caught up in the doing that we forget about the being, and we forget about the One who brought us into being.

I don’t think you can get to a place of being open to God’s grace unless you feel that your lament has been heard.

Don’t be alone in your spiritual emptiness. Join a Bible study or faith-sharing group in your parish in person or online.