May the Lord give you peace and blessings.
It is 8th February 2022.
We reflect on Isaiah 55:10-11 and Matthew 6:7-15.
Prayer is indeed the vibration of the soul that heals the tumours and tremors of our life. It is a conscious moment of letting God into our lives.
We all have our excuses and explanations to skip the moments of prayers at times. But then, we rush for prayer when things do not go right.
Prayer is not a few words, but it is a quality moment of relishing God’s relentless presence and assurance in our life.
The prophet reminds us that rainwater brings blessings where it falls so does the prayer into a life of a believer.
Jesus reprimands all of us to be brief and unpretentious in presenting our request and petitions to God. Our words, however, calibrated it might be, cannot impress God. Our prayers remain unanswered when we have failed to forgive and handle the fragility and vulnerability of others. Yes, God is the Most Loving Father who cares more than anyone in the world, yet God expects us to care for others and treat others as God treats us individually. Giving and forgiving are the only visible, valuable, venerable, vibrant vespers that pleases God. Prayer adds flavour to almsgiving and personal penance during Lent. By just reciting and repeating umpteen times the Our Father alone, we can never become the children of the Father but surely by living even one sentence for life. “Be still and know that I am God.” (Ps. 46:10)
The strength of Jesus was manifested in His personal time with God alone.
Let us not make our prayers a formality, fancy, liturgical only to make our prayers regular, profound, and intimate with God. “For your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” (Mt. 6:15). May we continue to grow in our relationship with God in prayer. God bless you.