For one who truly struggles in prayer, there always seems to be something more upon his heart. One must become transparent before God in all one's weakness and hope, but this is difficult indeed. This resolution of faith is hard, and yet when one has prayed to exhaustion as one can weep to exhaustion, then there is only one thing more: Amen."
This from Lefevre's chapter on Kierkegaard as man of prayer. He goes on to illustrate by citing Kierkegaard himself:
"It is wondeful how God's love overwhelms me – alas, ultimately I know of no truer prayer than what I pray over and over again, that God will allow me and not be angry with me because I continuously thank him for having done and for doing, yes, and for doing so indescribably much more for me than I ever expected."
The Prayers of Kierkegaard, Perry D LeFevre, (University of Chicago Press: 1956), pages 201-2.
Leave a Reply