▁in compat ibility ▁with ▁sin , ▁nobody ▁can ▁continue ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁mental ▁prayer ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁mort al ▁sin . ▁They ▁will ▁either ▁rep ent ▁or ▁quit ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁mental ▁prayer . ▁He ▁saw ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁making ▁available ▁the ▁gra ces ▁needed ▁for ▁a ▁per se ver ing ▁faith . ▁ ▁Bened ict ▁XVI , ▁speaking ▁to ▁pri ests , ▁said ▁of ▁prayer ▁and ▁med itation : ▁" Sp ending ▁time ▁in ▁God ' s ▁presence ▁in ▁prayer ▁is ▁a ▁real ▁past oral ▁priority ; ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁an ▁addition ▁to ▁past oral ▁work : ▁being ▁before ▁the ▁Lord ▁is ▁a ▁past oral ▁priority ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁analysis , ▁the ▁most ▁important ." ▁In ▁the ▁Fore word ▁of ▁his ▁book ▁Jesus ▁of ▁Naz are th , ▁Bened ict ▁XVI ▁emphas ized ▁that ▁" every thing ▁depends " ▁on ▁" int imate ▁friendship ▁with ▁Jesus ." ▁ ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁said : ▁" The ▁spiritual ▁life ▁is ▁fed , ▁n our ished , ▁by ▁prayer ▁and ▁is ▁expressed ▁out ward ly ▁through ▁mission : ▁in hal ing ▁and ▁ex hal ing . ▁When ▁we ▁in h ale , ▁by ▁prayer , ▁we ▁receive ▁the ▁fresh ▁air ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit . ▁When ▁ex hal ing ▁this ▁air , ▁we ▁announ ce ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁ris en ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁Spirit ." ▁ ▁Learning ▁mental ▁prayer ▁John ▁Paul ▁II , ▁in ▁his ▁program ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁mill en ni um , ▁said ▁in ▁his ▁message ▁for ▁the ▁ 4 2