Episode 16 -- Treatise on Peace of Soul c11.2 -- Persevering Amidst Dryness and Distraction

What profit can one draw from persevering in prayer despite dryness and distractions?

In chapter 11, Fr Scupoli deals with tactics of the devil. In the second part of the chapter he tells us how to conquer the devil by our fidelity to prayer despite dryness and distraction.