We must not think that as we progress in prayer everything will necessarily become much more overtly holy. What it will become is more simple, more humble, more actual. - From Prayer by Simon Tugwell

As we progress in prayer.. Are you praying better today than you did one year ago? Why or why not? What does it mean to progress in prayer? If, in fact, our prayer life should be one of maturation and improvement over the course of our life, what kind of measuring stick can we use to check our progress? How does one discern spiritual growth in one's self?