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Theo Tigno•
6/16/2010 9:42 pm
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Thursday, June 17th 2010 |
Matthew 6: 7-15
Jesus said to his disciples: "In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
"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."
Dawg's Thought:
Today's prayer intention - for those who are unemployed.
I never really owned my faith until I was a senior in high school. Up until then, I went to a Catholic school, but beyond that, it didn't mean much.
So, when I joined the youth group at my local parish, things were new to me, and thankfully God was patient. When I'd go to mass with my friends, we normally sat outside talking until we heard the Our Father (yes, God is patient). At that moment, we'd all stop talking about what we were talking about and pray.
There is something about this prayer given to us by Our Lord, Jesus Christ. It was familiar to us all, even to a guy just getting his feet wet in the faith.
Yet, in its familiarity, the power of the prayer seems to get lost. Out of the seven petitions of the prayer, I normally catch on somewhere around "give us this day our daily bread." How often do we consider each of the seven petitions?
1. Hallowed be Thy Name.
2. Thy Kingdom come.
3. Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
4. Give us this day our daily bread.
5. Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
6. Lead us not into temptation.
7. Deliver us from evil.
How often throughout the day do you consider that if God's is holy, how small are we and how great is Our God Who allows us to call Him Father? How often throughout the day do we remember that it is God Who gives us our food, both physical and spiritual?
When I look back at that moment in high school, it was amazing how the prayer united us because we all felt like we could participate and be unified through it. How much greater, then, can we participate in the world of Our Father and be unified with the work of Jesus Christ if we truly lived our lives praying these words?
Take care and God Bless.
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