Persevere in Prayer: Because No, It’s Not Easy

You need to persevere in munching your way through that bag of chips. You need to persevere through another episode of that show you love. You need to persevere in taking a nap on a Sunday afternoon.These instructions sound odd, don’t they? It’s because we reserve the word “perseverance” for difficult tasks—something that doesn’t come easy yet brings great reward.Why Prayer Is HardOne of the best ways to introduce people to spiritual practices like prayer, Bible reading, and churchgoing is not b