Gospel: Luke
6:12-16
Jesus
went up to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. When
day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve,
whom he also named Apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother
Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of
Alphaeus, Simon who was called a Zealot, and Judas
the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
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Reflection:
Do you
have a habit of prayer or is prayers part of your daily life?
In His
humanity Jesus is a man of prayer, He always makes it a point to pray and
commune with God. Prayer is an important part of His life.
There are
many of us who only remember to pray when there’s a need for it or when we have
problems. And sometimes the intensity of our prayers varies also. Serious
problem equals intense prayers, not so serious problem equals not so intense
prayers.
There are
even many of us who treat prayer like a thing in the house that we just use
when there’s a need. When there’s no need for it we just keep it somewhere. Until
a new problem jolts us out of our comfort zones and therefore we are forced to
pray once again.
Our
active prayer life is one of the primary foods for our soul. We beseech Jesus
when we pray and we humbly bare ourselves to Him. We ask Him to be with us, to strengthen
us and to listen to us. We also develop a deeper intimacy with Jesus when we always
pray and prayer makes us peaceful.
In the
gospel, before choosing the twelve apostles that will help Him advance the
faith. Jesus went first to the mountain to pray (Luke 6:12). Jesus went to the
mountain to seek God’s guidance. He had a dialogue in the mountain with God and
Jesus was there all night praying (Luke 6:12). After which He went down from
the mountain and He chose the twelve apostles (Luke 6:13).
Do you
always have your daily prayer moments with Jesus? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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