Distractions at Prayer Story

Story title: Distractions At Prayer 
By: Bruno Hagspiel

     While journeying on horseback one day, St. Benedict met a farmer walking along. "You've got any easy job." said the farmer. "Why don't I become a man of prayer? Then I, too, would be travelling on horseback."
     "You think praying is easy replied the saint." If you can say one 'Out Father' without any distraction, you can have this horse."

STORY A Long Letter From God by Bert Balling

Story title: A Long Letter From God  by Bert Balling     In the third century, a monk called Antony lived a lifetime all alone in the endless desert of Egypt. Despite his isolation, he kept up a lively correspondence with many of the prominent personalities of the day. Emperor Constantine would write to ask for his advice. Other hermits would write asking for his prayers.

Story Of The Prayer Of A Clown by Bert Balling

    Once there was a clown who walked from town to town, entertaining people with his dances and tricks and magic. Then one day he got tired of it all and joined a monastery. He wanted to spend the rest of his life honoring God in silence and prayer. But after a while all this prayer and silence dried him up spiritually and he became sad.