8 Ways to Bring Prayer into Your Life Every Day

Everyday Divine!

Every bit counts! If you can pick only one or two times of the day to insert prayer into your life, aim for morning and evening, known as the "hinges" of the day in Catholic prayer life. One gives you the opportunity to ask God for help as you begin your day; the other allows you to thank God for your blessings and to reflect on your day and think about what you'd like to do better the next. But the bottom line is that even if the only time you can make for prayer right now is the short but powerful one-line Jesus Prayer uttered every time you hear a phone ring or stop for a red light, you will begin to see subtle shifts in the way you approach your life and the world around you.

Everyday Divine!

Don't get discouraged. It's normal to experience times when your prayer feels "dry," like you're just not making the connection. That's okay. Even the great saints experienced "dark nights." Just keep at it. Like any skill or practice - and prayer is both – your "performance" will be affected by your mood, the environment, what you ate, whether you got a good night's sleep, and more. Be willing to be a beginner, to start anew every day and see where prayer takes you. Spiritual life is not about perfection, and it's not about success. It's a never-ending journey that twists and turns and sometimes takes us back a few steps, but ultimately leads us exactly where we need to go.