Go with Christ into a quiet place and He will teach you how to pray. Bring with you an attentive mind; banish all willful distractions; drop all preoccupation with your daily duties and concerns. Do not consider this conference a heavy burden. Do not treat Christ as one is accustomed to treat the great ones of the world. You approach them not because you love them but only because you must; you do not converse intimately with them; you address them as courtesy demands, but you are glad when you are free to take your leave.
Our Lord is not a great one of the earth. He is your Jesus, sweet and humble, good and compassionate, anxious to love and be loved.
You have been enriched with sanctifying grace. But this grace must be stirred up with Christ’s assistance. This is the actual grace which Christ will give you at every instant if you but ask for it. Could Christ make holiness more simpler than by having it depend upon your prayer? Ask and you shall receive, knock and it shall be opened to you, seek and you shall find.
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
Prayers at the Foot of the Altar
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