Those souls who are half-hearted and lazy, who have little love for prayer, should not be surprised if they are not among those whom God favors in a special way, with whom he communicates himself familiarly. They do not enjoy an intimate union with him, because they do not give themselves to the exercise that unites us with God, in which we learn to enjoy God and to have even on this earth a foretaste of the joy of heaven. De La Salle, Meditation for Second Sunday of Lent.