It is dynamic. People who have a rich sense of God in their life in one stage of development might lose it in another. If they haven' t moved along through greyness or darkness of transition, they often feel unfulfilled in their prayer lives. On the other side of the street, there is another problem. If our spirituality is not at all connected to real life, then the danger is prayer that is disembodied and irrelevant.
Prayer is good.
Prayer is something we are attracted to. A reality check, however, will show that we talk more about prayer than we really involve ourselves in it. One of the reasons we resist true prayer is that, once we have that good unitive experience that prayer brings us, then that experience impels us to act or serve, not to hang back. Our prayer leads us to engage in efforts that are difficult, controversial, or problematic. We begin to realize the difference between peace and comfort.