When You’re Distracted in Prayer

The Fr. Mike Schmitz Catholic Podcast

Ascension

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 5 October 2023

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

When you're first growing in prayer and developing your relationship with Jesus, it is worth the effort to fight distractions in prayer. The more you can focus on our Lord, the more fruit you can see from prayer, and the deeper a bond you can experience with Jesus.

But, let's be real—distraction is inevitable. It's human. And our brains are hardwired, in some ways, to move on to "the next thing".

The Saints knew this, and there is an "advanced solution" to distraction in prayer—use it in prayer. Today, Fr. Mike tells us how.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmidt and this is The Sanchez Pursuit.
0:02.8	I just bit my tongue.
0:04.1	Okay.
0:05.1	We know prayer is essential.
0:07.8	We know that prayer is good for us.
0:09.8	We know that prayer is a gift of God and also a response in our part.
0:14.2	We're going to talk about that at some point, make a video about the battle of prayer.
0:17.4	But we also recognize that it is really easy to get distracted in prayer.
0:22.6	It happens to all of us to such a degree that we need to become accustomed to the reality
0:28.6	that that's just what happens.
0:31.5	But it doesn't mean you're failing in prayer.
0:34.2	It's an obstacle, but it doesn't mean you're failing.
0:36.0	And secondly, you can actually use distractions to help you pray.
0:39.8	And so let's look at this for a second.
0:41.6	First, recognize distractions in prayer are a natural thing.
0:45.4	Why?
0:46.4	Because your brain is not a static thing.
0:48.5	Like your brain is a thing that is constantly moving.
0:50.8	See about this.
0:51.8	We never hold one thought in our mind at a time because your brain is always active.
0:58.1	And it's always active.
0:59.8	Therefore, if you're thinking about one thing, you have to actively choose to think about
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