Pray Like a Fish

'The more we pray, the more we wish to pray. Like a fish 

which at first swims on the surface of the water, 

and afterwards plunges down, 

and is always going 

deeper; the soul plunges, 

dives, and loses itself 

in the sweetness 

of conversing with God.'

St. John Vianney

Painting: Goud-en zilvervisjes in een quarium Rijksmuseum, in US  public domain due to age, digitally enhanced