Tuesday of the First Week of Lent - Matthew 6:7-15
Today Jesus is teaching His disciples the Our
Father. This is a prayer that most of us learned at a very young age, and the
words are ingrained in our beings.
Because of this, praying the Our Father or the Hail Mary may become
automatic to us. While we desire to
pray, our minds may wander and we may not be as fully present as we would like
to be. The challenge for us is to strive
continually to be present when we say or pray these prayers. Thus, we may have to bring our minds and
hearts back to God continually.
Today, take a moment and ask yourself: at this
time in your life, what words of the Our Father are most meaningful to you?
What is your need, your desire?
Jesus truly was praying to His Father,
whom He knew intimately. Today will we
pray the Our Father as a prayer of love, of longing, of praise? Jesus knows us
intimately and walks with us each and every day! Will we take a few minutes and
consciously and deliberately pray this prayer to God today? If so, we may find
a great treasure as well as deep peace!
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