2731. Another difficulty, especially for those who sincerely want to pray, is dryness. Dryness belongs to contemplative prayer when the heart is separated from God, with no taste for thoughts, memories, and feelings, even spiritual ones. This is the moment of sheer faith clinging faithfully to Jesus in his agony and in his tomb. “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if dies, it bears much fruit.”18 If dryness is due to the lack of roots, because the word has fallen on rocky soil, the battle requires conversion.19
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
350. Why is the Christian family called a domestic church?
476. Are the transplant and donation of organs allowed before and after death?
414. How is human solidarity manifested?
523. What is forbidden by the eighth commandment?
433. Why is the Christian moral life indispensable for the proclamation of the Gospel?
524. What is required by the eighth commandment?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
How important is Jesus’ resurrection, and what can we learn from his appearance to the disciples?
What is the role of church leaders according to Ephesians 4:11-12?
The Dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem: Analysis of the Ceremony (1 Chronicles 22-29)
The Creation of the Universe and Man: What Does the Book of Genesis Teach Us? (Genesis 1:1-31)
