Reflect
In episode two of Franciscan Media’s “Off the Page” podcast, Father Murray Bodo, OFM, dissects a poem from his republished book Song of the Sparrow: Four Seasons of Prayer. His poem addresses the very real experience of the emptiness we sometimes encounter in prayer.
Pray
When prayer feels empty, when my words dissolve in silence,
help me, Lord, to remember what you’ve done,
so that the past strengthens my faith in the present,
so that the gifts you gave awaken me to the gifted now.
Act
In moments today where your faith feels weak or anxiety shows its face, pray a prayer of gratitude for how God has blessed you in the past.
