If prayer is ‘the chief exercise of faith’, then of course everything – the world, the flesh and the devil – conspires against prayer. This means that you’re not the odd one out in your struggles with prayer, and it’s not your secret shame – which can be the crippling fear. You’re just a sinner, naturally inclined away from faith and prayer. We’re all sinners. And you know who the friend of sinners is! Jesus.
