Even though you gain little light in your prayer, even though it seems laboured, dry… you should consider, with a sure, ever-new insight, that you need to persevere in every detail of your life of piety.
The first thing needed in prayer is perseverance the second, humility.
—Have a holy stubbornness, be trusting. Remember that when we ask the Lord for something important, he may want to be asked for many years. Keep on! But keep on with ever increasing trust.
Persevere in prayer, as the Master told us. This point of departure will be your source of peace, of cheerfulness, of serenity, and so it will make you humanly and supernaturally effective.
This excerpt is from Josemaría Escrivá’s book The Forge.
