The call to prayer involves our whole being. The moral aspects of our lives are not removed from our life of prayer. We can’t pray in one world while trying to live in a completely different one.
Since our response and perseverance to prayer relies on the grace of God, we need to seek to live virtuous and holy lives to the best of our ability. If we refuse mercy to others, neglect the poor and sick, gossip and lie, misuse our sexual powers, and wallow in greed, we will not be able to remain in a life of prayer. The desire to pray will be choked out of us by our selfishness and the darkness of our decisions.
