Reluctant Catholic Thoughts about the church and my faith.

The simplicity of prayer

In a recent post, Dave Hrbacek wrote what I found to be a very profound statement on the simplicity of prayer:

Sometimes, we make prayer too complicated. All God wants, I think, is for us to come to him simply and ask for his help and his healing. Then, when the prayer is finished, just trust in him.

I often find that I'm intimidated by prayer. I know it's because I don't do it enough. But that just supports the positive feedback loop in the wrong direction. (I don't pray very often, so I'm uncomfortable praying. I'm uncomfortable praying, so I don't pray very often.)

It's good to be reminded that prayer doesn't have to be elaborate and full of flowery speech.