"You will never enjoy the sweetness of a quiet prayer, unless you shut your mind to all worldly desires and temporal affairs." St. Norbert

The focus of prayer is not ourselves nor the things of this world. We go to prayer to be in the presence of the greatest of all Lovers, God himself, to praise and thank him. He tells us: "Be still and know that I am God," Still your mind and your heart and rest in the quiet with the Bbeginning and End of everything. This is not easy to do, if our focus is ourselves and the various things in our life. There will be a time for prayer of petition, But first focus on the goodness and blessings of God. Worship and praise him. Love and thank him. Then just quietly wait upon him, if he desires to share something with you to draw you closer to him. This time of being other focused is the heart of prayer. It takes practice to reach this point. Be patient and faihful.