Some of the time, indeed, much of the time, prayer becomes a time of joy. It produces a high. Prayer involves more than just the mind and the heart. The body must be part of it, too. Prayer has its ups and downs. That may sound prosaic, or even corny, but anyone who prays regularly knows "downs" come, in the same way a baseball player knows he will have slumps.

Jose Hobday, Stories of Awe and Abundance