Praying...

I am sharing this from http://www.morningoffering.blogspot.com/ Abbot Tryphon is the Abbot of All-Mericful Saviour Orthodox men's monastery on Vashon Island in Washington State. It was just what I needed to read today. Sometimes as a mom, prayer times are chaotic at best. While I have my own prayer time, there are times I feel just to tired to be motivated. This was a wonderful post to read! I hope it blesses your day. 

PRAYING
When Prayer Becomes Dry

When we find ourselves struggling with prayer, and feel that it has become dry and lifeless, we are sometimes tempted to stop praying. When our prayer has become a struggle, it is good to remember that God knows our needs, and even knows what we want to say when we don't seem to know. This is the time we need to just pray without worrying about it. When we find we... can't keep our minds focused on the formal morning and evening prayers, as found in our prayer book, it is perfectly acceptable to simply light our lampada (hanging oil lamp), sit quietly before our icons, and let silence be our voice.

God wants to enter into our heart, and requires only our permission and cooperation. This relationship does not require an emotional response, for, like all relationships, we are not always open to an emotional response. Being real with God is far more important than being emotional, since emotions can be contrived and fleshly. As in all relationships, there are times when we do feel moved by emotions, but the lack of such feelings in no way represents a lack of love for God, because God cares for us, and God knows we love him, even when suffering in those dry time.

With love in Christ,
Abbot Tryphon