Gospel: Matthew
6:7-15
Jesus
said to his disciples, “In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think
that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them. Your
Father knows what you need before you ask him.
“This is
how you are to pray: ‘Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy
Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day
our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who
trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from
evil.’
“If you
forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But
if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your
transgressions.”
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Reflection:
How
important is prayer to your life? If you have five things to do everyday, is
prayer included in that five?
When we
pray with our heart we allow the good Lord to nourish our parched spirits.
Through our prayers we also invite the good Lord to come into our life. And
it’s also through our humble prayers that we slowly but surely develop our
intimacy with Jesus.
In our
gospel Jesus teaches us how to pray: It’s simple, short and direct and it does
not beat around the bush. We must be frank, persevering and honest to Jesus for
He knows what we need beforehand. We must also be sincere and always humble in
prayer before our God.
For
example, do we close our eyes when we pray the Our Father? Does this prayer
make us sometimes cry when we pray it? Do we still kneel when we pray this
prayer? These are all acts of piety that will help us have a more personal
connection with Jesus.
Jesus is
also reminding us to re-examine our life of prayer. For we may be just praying
for the sake of praying thus it’s already without spirit and fire.
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