Daily Thoughts - Make God Known.
Prayer is a Vital necessity - fact of faith about prayer #2. Do you listen to the pining of your heart? What does your heart and spirit seek that brings satisfaction. As we recognize our own longings, we will come to know that if our longings are for things of this world we will not be satisfied. Only when we seek God thru a loving and caring relationship within prayer will we come to be satisfied. "Those who pray are certainly saved; those who do not pray are certainly damned."
2744 Prayer is a vital necessity. Proof from the contrary is no less convincing: if we do not allow the Spirit to lead us, we fall back into the slavery of sin.38 How can the Holy Spirit be our life if our heart is far from him?
- Nothing is equal to prayer; for what is impossible it makes possible, what is difficult, easy. . . . For it is impossible, utterly impossible, for the man who prays eagerly and invokes God ceaselessly ever to sin.39
Those who pray are certainly saved; those who do not pray are certainly damned.40
In todays Gospel reading, Mary Magdalene is seeking the Lord, her heart and soul pines for Him. Even when He stood in her midst she didn't recognize Him. Then Jesus tells her to go; "Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, 'I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'" The beginning of the next chapter of spreading the good news. Do we recognize God within the heart of another or are we so focused on self that we miss seeing the risen Lord?
Dear Father, I am Yours and You are mine. This has been an interesting week with lots of opportunities to recognize You and the lack of You within. I thank You for the grace to always seek You and to see You. Prayers for the longing of our hearts to be filled by You within a fervent prayer life no matter what we are doing. Thank You for the gift of prayer and making it a vital part of our day, may we bring it to others that have yet to know Your Risen Spirit. Love Your Son.
Mary, Queen of Heaven, Pray for us.
St Joesph, Pillar of Family Life, Pray for us.
St Patrick, Pray for us.
Greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world. 1 John 4:4b
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