praying and working

to pray constantly (1 Thess 5:17; Luke 18:1), or always to pray as Our Lord asks (Luke 18:1). There are many times when we ought to be concentrating intently on our work, and at such moments the mind is incapable of thinking directly about God and focusing our attention on what we are doing at the same time. Nevertheless, if we maintain that habitual disposition of the soul, that union with God, or at least retain the intention of doing every thing for God, then we are in fact praying without interruption.

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