It is important to stress the supernatural character of our faith. When we exercise faith, we remove obstacles and place ourselves in front of the living God. So it is extremely important in our theological and moral life to begin with the theological virtues rather than the moral virtues. The graces we get can help us sort our moral life. So we need to establish a habit of daily prayer to help us get our moral life together.
Contemplative prayer means an exercise of the moral virtues.
Contemplative prayer is not difficult. It is not something above philosophy. Children can be taught contemplative prayer, because children can accept something they do not understand. In contemplative prayer, grace is always present. Saint T r se compares it to a little bird in the nest looking to the sun, which sometimes is hidden by the clouds, where there will be wind or distractions, but the bird is confident that the distractions will go away and we will see the sun again.