Pickax or Feather?

Since childhood we have heard that hard work equals success. Yet I think we can all point to someone, perhaps that someone gazes back from your mirror, whom have worked long and very hard yet have little to show for it. I will leave the secular discussion for another day, spiritually hard work and struggling to succeed in prayer in meditation are impediments to growth. Successful prayer and meditation, which leads to successful demonstration, is quiet and gentle. To quote Emmet Fox, “Pray with a feather- not a pickax.” Though we may be filled with fear and trepidation, always pray in the manner you would like to be treated in, gently with kindness, patience, tolerance and love.