Prayer is something I set aside time to do, something I pride myself on remembering to do. Spiritual language and spiritual practices can give me the impression that I am with God, but in terms of living my life as a gift from God, none of these spiritual accoutrements defend me from secularity. I miss living my faith. I miss prayer being in every thought, word and deed as I find my way through life. It's a blessing.
Children come into the world easily sacred.
This seems to be undone by life. The most we can hope for by adulthood, it seems, is to retain a speck of the sacred. Childhood is the easiest time to live in the Kingdom of God if we are surrounded by people who recognize the Kingdom of God. I struggle daily, trying to catch sight of the Kingdom of God somewhere in this adult life I've created for myself. My mistake I find is looking outside for signposts in order to navigate my way towards the Kingdom.