{"id":1781,"date":"2007-01-16T02:15:30","date_gmt":"2007-01-16T02:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/2007\/01\/struggling-with-prayer.html"},"modified":"2007-01-16T02:15:30","modified_gmt":"2007-01-16T02:15:30","slug":"struggling-with-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesuscreed\/2007\/01\/struggling-with-prayer.html","title":{"rendered":"Struggling with prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you struggling with developing a consistent prayer life? I suggest learning to pray with the Church by learning to pray set prayers at set times. And I recommend Phyllis Tickle&#8217;s <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Divine-Hours-Springtime-Phyllis-Tickle\/dp\/038549758X\/sr=1-1\/qid=1168898265\/ref=sr_1_1\/105-0382274-9828461?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books\">The Divine Hours: Prayers for Springtime<\/a><\/em>, which begins a new volume February 1. 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