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<\/a><\/div>\nI\u2019ve never really had trouble praying. When I was growing up, my mother taught me to pray. And prayer was never confined in my mind to any specific time or place. It still isn\u2019t now. Prior to my conversion, I had heard some Catholic friends speak about the difficulty of praying. I always thought, what is so difficult about it? Just do it. After my conversion, I was perusing the religious book section of our public library and I came across this title in the photograph above. Sister Wendy Beckett wrote a book on prayer? Neat! My wife and I love Sister Wendy\u2019s PBS<\/i> specials on art. So I picked up this little tome and brought it home. I think it was very helpful. It is the first book that explained to me the idea that prayer can even be done silently. I don\u2019t mean praying<\/i> silently, but listening<\/i> silently. \u00a0Hard to do in a house full of kids, but it is possible after they are in bed.<\/p>\n It is a short and very readable book and very straightforward. \u00a0It has three sections and is only 144 pages in length. \u00a0Heck, the first 31 pages are an autobiographical introduction by the writer and producer of her PBS art documentaries. So it\u2019s really only 113 pages. \u00a0It\u2019s good that it is short and simple because Sister Wendy prefers that you actually pray<\/i> rather than just read about praying. I\u2019m with her on this idea to. The K.I.S.S. method of prayer, you know, Keep It Simple, Silly!<\/p>\n Let me give you a brief taste from the first chapter,<\/p>\n
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I\u2019m still not sure what kind of problems they were having with prayer. I always thought it was pretty simple to just ask for what you need. Or to give thanks for what you have been given. I\u2019ll be honest with you and say that I\u2019m still warming up to the Rosary. We pray the Rosary \u00a0as a family at least one night a week now. Usually on Tuesdays. It\u2019s good because with five of us, we each lead a decade of the prayer. Everyone is a leader.<\/p>\n