Why Doesn't Everyone Receive the Gift of Contemplation?

Nov 06, 2025

 

Let's face it.

Sometimes the spiritual life can be frustrating.

It can feel like you're doing everything you're supposed to be doing, but still not attaining to the spiritual heights you're striving for.

Take contemplative prayer, for example.

Contemplation is a pure gift from God.

We can't make it happen and have to wait for God to to give it to us.

And certainly many people receive this incredible gift and enjoy the immense consolation of communing with God in this intimate way.

But others don't...

Why?


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That's exactly the question I posed to former hermit Father Wayne Sattler in this short clip from our recent conversation on The Art of Catholic podcast. 

Spoiler Alert: While we can't force God to grant us the gift of contemplation - there are ways to ready ourselves to receive it.

God bless!

Matthew

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