Reflection for October 9 Wednesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time: Luke 11:1-4

Gospel: Luke 11:1-4

Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.” 

He said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name, your Kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread and forgive us our sins for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us, and do not subject us to the final test.”

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Reflection: 

Has anyone asked you to teach him/her to pray or have you taught somebody to pray? 

It’s a humbling experience if somebody would ask you to teach him/her to pray. Just like the same petition that the disciples of Jesus asked Him. But before you could expect others to ask you to teach them how to pray you must learn to live your prayer first. 

For example, if you pray for humility it is incumbent upon you to live humility as well. If you pray for forgiveness you should be forgiving as well. If you pray for peace in your life you should live a peaceful life. In other words, you should always learn to live your prayers before Jesus.   

What will move others to ask you to teach them how to pray? You should ensure that you live your faith and you are humble at all times. This is how Jesus lived His life; He always ensured that His prayers are always accompanied by humble acts of faith.

Just like Jesus, you too must see to it that you live what you pray or you walk and live your talk so that others may see in you Jesus. You become like magnet for Jesus if you live your prayers and you live it with humility. 

Has anyone asked you to teach them to pray or have you taught somebody to pray? – Marino J. Dasmarinas