II. Humble Vigilance of Heart

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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The most common yet most hidden temptation is our lack of faith. It expresses
itself less by declared incredulity than by our actual preferences. When we
begin to pray, a thousand labors or cares thought to be urgent vie for
priority; once again, it is the moment of truth for the heart: what is its real
love? Sometimes we turn to the Lord as a last resort, but do we really believe
he is? Sometimes we enlist the Lord as an ally, but our heart remains
presumptuous. In each case, our lack of faith reveals that we do not yet share
in the disposition of a humble heart:
“Apart from me, you can do nothing.”²⁰

PART FOUR: CHRISTIAN PRAYER