“What kind of prayer is most efficacious? The most efficacious prayer is that which flows from obedience and obligation. In other words, those rather grim and everyday sources of grace for us and for souls. This does not signify that private prayer is of little value, for it has great value, but only in relationship to those of obligation is it of lesser value.” ~St. Maximilian Kolbe
This really hits home as it is so easy to lose ourselves in the act of prayer while forgetting that the mundane chores of life, done in good spirit, increase the value of our prayer life. I've met a few people who spend hours in church praying while they neglect the everyday job of caring for their family, doing their job, etc. Sometimes, you have to leave the 'church presence' of Jesus to find Jesus.
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