“We can be quite certain that, if we want to pray and give the time to prayer, God is always successful and that is what matters.”  Ruth Burrow, a British Carmelite whose meditations often appear in Magnificat, offers these reassuring words in her reflections on prayer, reminding us that prayer is not a technique but a relationship. Drawing on Scripture and the works of Carmelite saints, Burrows provides both profound and practical inspiration to those resolved to grow in their prayer life.