Video: Dryness in Prayer

Probably the most important relationship in our life is our relationship with God, and we are building that through prayer.

Prayer is real—it's for everyone, but we know that prayer is not always easy. Sometimes it can even be really hard.

Growing in relationship with God is a journey, there are ups and downs along with some twists and turns.

There are good days when you just feel really close to God—days when you feel that you can hear the voice of God and there's so much joy, peace and consolation that goes into that. But in some days, there may be a lot of struggles where we feel far away from God.

This episode talks about what happens when prayer is hard and how we go about it. It also serves as an encouragement to be more aware of what's happening in our hearts when we pray.

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Contents of the Video | Episode 124

0:00 - Episode Highlight 0:51 - Speaker Introductions 1:21 - Recap of the Last Episode, Small Talks and Banters 3:21 - Shout-outs, Support the Poco a Poco Podcast 4:37 - Quick Introduction to "Hungry for God" 6:05 - Stories About Marking Books 6:53 - More Funny Small Talks 9:50 - Initial Thoughts On Dryness in Prayer 13:17 - Distinction: Dryness Vs. Desolation 15:19 - Spiritual Consolation and Desolation 18:44 - Human Consolation and Desolation 20:41 - What Is Dryness, What Do We Do With It? 23:07 - A Quick Little Joke From Fr. Mark Mary 23:28 - Different Dryness and Medicine In Prayer 26:11 - Discerning The Root of Dryness or Desolation 31:34 - Cause: Not Having Access To Our Hearts and Emotions 32:54 - Cause: Playing A Part In Facilitating Our Distraction 34:02 - Cause: Lack of Effort In Prayer 34:30 - A Couple Of Stories About Tiredness 37:06 - Cause: Lack of Desire In Prayer 37:49 - Navigating Our Own Hearts 40:01 - How Do We Get Through The Dryness 45:13 - What Could Be Our Next Steps 48:12 - Busying Up Our Prayer When It's Hard 49:23 - Asking Jesus About What You Feel In Prayer 51:43 - Turning The Judgement Switch, Off 53:42 - Pushing Back on Desolation 55:49 - Spiritual Battle and Warfare 57:46 - Invitation and Encouragement For People 59:57 - Closing Remarks and Prayer

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