Whatever a man loves he inevitably clings to, and in order not to lose it he rejects everything that keeps him from it. So he who loves God cultivates pure prayer, driving out every passion that keeps him from it. (Maximos the Confessor)

Jesus often critiqued the half-heartedness of his generation and called them to wholeheartedness.

I very seldom see in my generation - and certainly not in myself - the sort of wholeheartedness that Maximos describes. Instead we are fractured by a wide range of desires.

Gracious God, enable me to filter out the noise that keeps me from full participation in your kingdom.