My daughter had fallen off a horse and hurt her head. It was taking hours and tree tries to get through to A&E, to tell her that she had concussion. I was praying Hail Marys in the middle of the night when suddenly I felt an extraordinary sense of connection like a wave of pressure. It was almost as if solid water or a strong mind was connecting me and my thoughts to the Virgin Mary. It was a very intense feeling.

With prayer we can briefly, for an instant, feel a sense of connection to the divine. I am reminded of today’s psalm 41:

My soul is thirsting for God, the God of my life, when can I enter and see the face of God.