Faith can become confused. And prayer can dry up. We can take two strategies when prayer becomes hard. Even before his death, he prayed for the unity of his followers and for union with his followers. His prayer teaches us the true measure of prayer, the desire to be one with God at every point in life.
Expectations are always hard to fulfill.
But, faith is not based upon expectations, but on a relationship with God. We must recognize the difference between the two. And place our expectations before God. Take a moment and place those expectations before God. Do this for the next week.