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Poem of the Day: ‘To Heaven’

Prayer, which is supposed to make us feel better, often doesn’t. It’s not God’s failing, but our own, that we pray not because we love God, but because we’re tired of life.

El Greco, 'Saint Dominic in Prayer,' detail.
El Greco, 'Saint Dominic in Prayer,' detail. Via Wikimedia Commons
EDITED BY JOSEPH BOTTUM

EDITED BY JOSEPH BOTTUM

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