What Should I Pray About?

When life is hard (or even when it is not!), it can be hard for me to find something to pray about when I sit down to pray. It helps me to have some set piece of content that I'm going through that serves as inspiration for my prayer.

Right now, I'm going through the Catechism in a Year podcast, but here are some other ideas for you if you are looking for some good spiritual reading/listening:

1. The Bible (The best! Try going through Psalms, a gospel, or one of the epistles)
2. Bible in a Year, Catechism in a Year, Pray as You Go, or other devotional podcasts
3. C.S. Lewis books (some of these are dense enough that you really only need to read a sentence or two and you have enough to ponder)
4. Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales
5. Tim Keller books (Christian, not Catholic)
6. Practicing the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence
7. Fr. Jacque Philippe books (Interior Freedom and Searching for and Maintaining Peace are both awesome starters)
8. Be Healed and Be Transformed by Bob Schuchts (these are good for investigating wounds and bringing them to God)
9. Any book written by a saint!