{"id":10729,"date":"2025-08-22T16:07:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T20:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stjuliasilercity.org\/?p=10729"},"modified":"2025-08-22T16:07:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T20:07:31","slug":"when-the-well-runs-dry-cuando-el-pozo-se-seca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stjuliasilercity.org\/es\/when-the-well-runs-dry-cuando-el-pozo-se-seca\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Well Runs Dry \/ Cuando el Pozo se Seca"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the Well Runs Dry<\/strong><\/h3>\n

That is the title of a book that was published many years ago. It speaks about those times when we feel spiritually dry without the desire to pray.
\nI\u2019m sure that we have all felt like that at times. Perhaps, many times throughout our lives. It seems like we just don\u2019t have the energy nor the time to pray. We just feel empty. Without the desire to converse with God. Does it mean that there is something wrong with us spiritually? Or that we are weak in faith? Absolutely not! It happens to practically everyone and in some sense, it is natural.<\/p>\n

You see, we live very busy lives and there\u2019s a lot of energy that goes into everything that we need and want to do. And sometimes we just run out of energy. Now, when we combine that with the expectations that we may have about prayer such as that my prayer must always be full of energy and that I need to spend a specific amount of time in prayer, well that may contribute to my hesitancy to enter into prayer. The best thing to do is to let go of those expectations and stay in touch with the dryness that you feel.<\/p>\n

The best way to come out of this state of spiritual dryness is to keep on praying even when you don\u2019t feel like it. Simplify your prayer, but keep on praying. Let God know that you feel dry inside and that you\u2019re having a difficult time entering into prayer. Let God know of how tired you are from all the responsibilities you have to attend to, but keep talking with God, keep praying no matter how brief the prayer is. Keep your communication with God going. It\u2019s when we simply stop praying for an extended period of time that the dryness increases and we start feeling far from God. When we feel this way, we sometimes create even more distance from God.<\/p>\n

But God is there. God is at your side and God has never stopped communicating with you. God has continued to walk with you. It\u2019s just that perhaps you\u2019re just tired and knowing that prayer does require energy, going into anything that requires more energy is the last thing you want to do. Reach in within yourself and say \u201cHi\u201d to God. Acknowledge God\u2019s presence and say whatever you feel you need to say at the moment. It doesn\u2019t matter how long or how brief that moment of prayer is. Just keep praying. Keep talking with God and don\u2019t let your prayers tire you out. Go easy and God will take it from there. Just don\u2019t stop the communication. The well will fill up again.<\/p>\n

You are in my prayers and in my heart. Peace and Good. Friar Julio<\/p>\n

Cuando el Pozo se Seca<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ese es el t\u00edtulo de un libro publicado hace muchos a\u00f1os. Habla de esos momentos en que nos sentimos espiritualmente secos y sin ganas de orar.<\/p>\n

Estoy seguro de que todos nos hemos sentido as\u00ed alguna vez. Quiz\u00e1s muchas veces a lo largo de nuestra vida. Parece que simplemente no tenemos la energ\u00eda ni el tiempo para orar. Nos sentimos vac\u00edos. Sin el deseo de conversar con Dios. \u00bfSignifica esto que hay algo mal espiritualmente? \u00bfO que somos d\u00e9biles en la fe? \u00a1Para nada! Le pasa a pr\u00e1cticamente todo el mundo y, en cierto sentido, es natural.<\/p>\n

Ver\u00e1n, vivimos vidas muy ocupadas y dedicamos mucha energ\u00eda a todo lo que necesitamos y queremos hacer. Y a veces simplemente nos quedamos sin energ\u00eda. Ahora bien, cuando a eso le sumamos las expectativas que podemos tener sobre la oraci\u00f3n, como que mi oraci\u00f3n siempre debe estar llena de energ\u00eda y que necesito dedicarle un tiempo espec\u00edfico, eso puede contribuir a mi reticencia a orar. Lo mejor es dejar ir esas expectativas y conectar con la sequedad que sientes.<\/p>\n

La mejor manera de salir de este estado de sequedad espiritual es seguir orando incluso cuando no tengas ganas. Simplifica tu oraci\u00f3n, pero sigue orando. Hazle saber a Dios que te sientes seco por dentro y que te cuesta entrar en oraci\u00f3n. Hazle saber a Dios lo cansado que est\u00e1s por todas las responsabilidades que tienes que atender, pero sigue hablando con Dios, sigue orando por breve que sea la oraci\u00f3n. Mant\u00e9n la comunicaci\u00f3n con Dios. Es cuando simplemente dejamos de orar por un tiempo prolongado que la sequedad aumenta y empezamos a sentirnos lejos de Dios. Cuando nos sentimos as\u00ed, a veces creamos a\u00fan m\u00e1s distancia de \u00c9l.<\/p>\n

Pero Dios est\u00e1 ah\u00ed. Dios est\u00e1 a tu lado y nunca ha dejado de comunicarse contigo. Dios ha seguido caminando contigo. Es solo que quiz\u00e1s est\u00e1s cansado y, sabiendo que la oraci\u00f3n requiere energ\u00eda, dedicarte a algo que la requiera es lo \u00faltimo que quieres hacer. Busca en tu interior y saluda a Dios. Reconoce su presencia y di lo que sientas que necesitas decir en ese momento. No importa cu\u00e1n largo o breve sea ese momento de oraci\u00f3n. Simplemente sigue orando. Sigue hablando con Dios y no dejes que tus oraciones te cansen. T\u00f3matelo con calma y Dios se encargar\u00e1 del resto. Simplemente no dejes de comunicarte. El pozo se llenar\u00e1 de nuevo.<\/p>\n

Est\u00e1n en mis oraciones y en mi coraz\u00f3n.
\nPaz y bien. Fray Julio<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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