Description: This week, Dan and Melissa explain how tolerating distractions in the spiritual life can dissuade the enemy from discouraging us in prayer.
Topics/Questions covered in the show:
It would be unrealistic to believe that we can be free from all distractions in prayer, so we must have strategies to tolerate them. How can we "gently" turn our thoughts back to God during prayer? The Catechism of the Catholic Church reveals to us that our distractions can uncover our sinful attachments. Is perseverance in prayer despite our distractions more meritorious than being without distractions all together? What strategies can we use to tolerate the distractions and turn our hearts back to Jesus?Resources:
Spiritualdirection.com - website EWTN Global Catholic Radio Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation EWTN Religious Catalogue - online Into the Deep: Finding Peace Through Prayer by Dan Burke Catechism of the Catholic Church, Paragraph 2729 - Distractions reveal our attachments (USCCB link) Questions? Send an e-mail to Questions@myavila.com or call 818-646-7729. — please leave your name, location and question.