Gospel: Matthew 6:7-15
“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:
If you have five things to do everyday, is prayer
included in that five?
When we pray with all 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 lives. And it’s also through our humble prayers that
we slowly but surely develop our profound friendship with Jesus.
In the gospel, Jesus teaches us how to pray: It’s
simple, short and direct and it does not beat around the bush. This is how we
have to pray also for the Lord 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 faith that would help us
have a more personal connection and encounter with God.
Prayer is also like a personal conversation with God,
we talk to God though our prayers and we in turn allow God to talk to us when
we keep quite and simply listen to Him. But, why do we pray? We pray because
prayer strengthens us, prayer heals us, prayer gives us hope.
How important is prayer to your life? – Marino J.
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