"Behold I come that I should do Thy Will. O my God, I have
desired it, and Thy law in the midst of my heart."
(Ps. XXXIX. 8, 9).
_1st. Prelude._ JESUS living in and working through Mary.
_2nd. Prelude._ The grace of zeal according to His methods.
There is a very close connection between prayer and zeal; the more
perfect the prayer, the greater necessarily will be the zeal. Why?
Because prayer is identifying oneself with the mind and Will of God, and
doing everything with the unique intention of pleasing Him. What are the
Will and pleasure of God? The salvation of the world for which He became
incarnate--The closer we unite ourselves to God in prayer, the dearer
will His intentions be to us. The best workers are those who pray best,
those who enter most deeply into God's Will and plans. When we find our
zeal flagging, it would be well to examine ourselves on our spirit of
prayer.