My sister used to call it "falling asleep with the phone off the hook," when she'd doze off while praying. F. W. Boreham is maybe one of the the least-known most-influential Christians ever:
Concerning his attempts at prayer, Frank Boreham asked this wise pastor, “How can I prevent my mind from wandering off to business, to pleasure, to the novel I was reading and to a thousand things beside?”
“Take my advice,” the wise pastor replied sympathetically, “always pray aloud.”
Frank Boreham said he found this practice to be so helpful throughout the course of his life. He said, “If I sit in a chair and ponder a theme in silence, my mind wanders repeatedly: if I discuss that theme aloud, my mind never wanders at all.”
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