We can be faithful

When you first begin to meditate, you say the word for a few moments and then you become distracted. You feel you’re a failure and you should feel a failure because we do fail at this. We are not perfect. However, we can be faithful, so we return to the word and we keep returning to it. Then, over time, the word begins to sink more deeply into your heart and it is as if you are sounding the word more gently and the word is beginning to take root in your heart. And then eventually, it becomes that you listen to the word. You say it with less effort and your attention is easier to maintain.

Meditating as a Christian by Laurence Freeman OSB