Dryness in Prayer, Part 2 – Crossing Two Deserts
Based on a talk by Rev. Fr. Pachomius Ma. San Juan, OSB Many of the great mystics and spiritual writers remind us that true growth in prayer frequently takes place in the desolate spaces, the “dry” patches where we seem to lose all sense of God’s presence. Henri Nouwen describes God’s presence as “His infinitely abundant, overflowing life that reveals itself as loving concern for all,” yet we encounter moments when that overflowing seems to pull back, leaving us feeling…
