From weakness comes forth strength…

Admitting weakness when it comes to the desire to pray is actually a strength! We all need to be encouraged and inspired and the habit of prayer often needs a bit of a prompt. St Augustine reminds us that, even if we are less than – what we consider – productive in our prayer; if it seems little more than a waste of time, “….the desire to pray is itself a prayer.”

Using a reminder alarm on the phone, linking prayer to an everyday activity (a bus journey, cleaning one’s teeth) or subscribing to a daily Instagram or email feed can help to foster in us the regular habit of prayer.