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Daily Prayer - 2014-10-08

Presence

The more we call on the Lord
the more we can feel his Presence.
Day by day he draws us closer
to his loving heart.

Freedom

Lord, I pray for your gift of freedom.
May your Holy Spirit
guide those in power to work for
equality for all your people.

Consciousness

To be conscious about something is to be aware of it. Dear Lord help me to remember that You gave me life. Thank you for the gift of life. Teach me to slow down, to be still and enjoy the pleasures created for me. To be aware of the beauty that surrounds me. The marvel of mountains, the calmness of lakes, the fragility of a flower petal. I need to remember that all these things come from you.

The Word of God

Luke 11:1-4

Jesus was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, 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 indebted to us. And do not bring us to the time of trial."

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Some thoughts on today's scripture

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  • “Lord teach us to pray”. This simple request of the disciples led Jesus to give us the “Our Father” prayer. Yet we cannot be content with just reciting the words. The words “your kingdom come” imply an attention to goodness emerging at home or at work. The words “daily bread” underline our need for spiritual sustenance to stay rooted in God. The words “forgive us our sins” remind us to own up to our faults each day and then to forgive those who wrong us.
  • So, we may need to voice our own request to God , “Lord teach us to pray”. We can repeat the words but only the Holy Spirit can bring us deeper. We ask the Lord to help us be at home in silence before God. God teaches us silently. Saint Faustina discovered this when she contemplated Christ’s Divine Mercy for all those who are suffering.
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Conversation

Your own words, Lord, taught me how to pray.
The beautiful “Our Father”,
contains all I would wish to say.

Conclusion

I thank God for these few moments we have spent alone together and for any insights I may have been given concerning the text.

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