![]() Leaving the outside world out of our prayer room will allow us to enjoy our true intimacy with our Creator. To pray faithfully to God we have to leave outside of our hearts and minds “the world of distraction”. When you pray, dedicate your time faithfully to the time of prayer don’t let yourself be distracted by trivial things or trivial sayings. Yet, every day we should be thankful for waking up, for every smile we encounter along the way, and for being able to end another day. Unfortunately, gratitude is often diluted with the bustle and hustle of daily life. Thanksgiving and gratefulness are traits of a just soul. He who brings thanksgiving as his sacrifice honors me (Psalm 50: 23). When you pray, always offer a prayer of thanksgiving. Parents, home, and education should always be on the top of the list. Pray unselfishly and always with gratitude for all the blessings you have received. The Our Father, within which we find this short phrase, is the alpha and the omega of all prayers. Thy will be done summarizes the essence of Christian life and hence the essence of prayer. Thy will be done is an act of Faith by which we are consenting and accepting our Father’s will as Jesus did at the Mount of Olives. ![]() We have to meet him with humility and an open heart that is willing to be obedient. Whenever we seek an audience with God we need to attend with a spiritual attitude. Thy will be done also reflects the attitude we need to have when we pray. This short fragment, derived from “the perfect prayer” was given to the Apostles by Christ himself when they asked him “teach us how to pray”. In prayer always be grateful and most of all be content with what you have.Īlways pray for others, and finish your prayer session with Thy will be done. Avoid this type of prayer whenever you can. He will continue to provide as He sees fit, hence we don’t need to pray for material things. God has given us all we have even without us being aware of it, and without us asking Him. He will give us what we need without asking, therefore we should be grateful for what we have. When you pray keep always in mind that God, who sees in secret, knows our needs before we ask. Good prayers need to be simple and sincere because even before the words are formed God already knows our thoughts and our hearts. ![]() When we talk to God we don’t need fancy words or elaborate statements, we just need sincere thoughts. Do not try to be eloquent, just be sincere. Therefore prayer is a quiet conversation between our Soul and God.īe humble when you pray. He is our Father, from whom we got the breath of life… And with the breath of life we also got that Divine spark within us that we call the Soul. Therefore, prayer should be an intimate, humble, and sincere communication between us and our Creator. Prayer is a dialogue without words between us and God and viceversa. Prayer is also our refuge and the path to our salvation. Paul Parish Center - Julie Penrose Hallīut when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
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