Don’t think, “I will pray with enthusiasm when I can, but I won’t push myself when I cannot.” The opposite is true! For example, when a king enters the battlefield, he changes his clothing.⁴⁰ While the servants close to him can recognize him through his gestures, those who are far from the king can still tell that the troops are guarding a certain place, and that the king is probably there. This is also true of prayer. The [distracting thoughts and emotions] are guarding the King so that you cannot see Him. You should therefore apply yourself even more, for the King is there; they are merely hiding Him from you. *Ibid.*10a

footnotes: ⁴⁰ So that the enemy will not recognize him and try to kill him.