Daily Thoughts - Make God Known
2745 Prayer and Christian life are inseparable, for they concern the same love and the same renunciation, proceeding from love; the same filial and loving conformity with the Father's plan of love; the same transforming union in the Holy Spirit who conforms us more and more to Christ Jesus; the same love for all men, the love with which Jesus has loved us. "Whatever you ask the Father in my name, he [will] give it to you. This I command you, to love one another."41
Prayer and Christian life are inseparable. - fact of faith about prayer #3. Can I be a well formed Christian without a prayer life? At the center of a healthy prayer life is love. We seek what we love and the grace of God can not be out given. So the more we seek the love of God in prayer the more He reveals Himself to us that continually unites us with His spirit. Look at your prayer life, this will be an indicator of where you are at.
Prayer and Christian life are inseparable. - fact of faith about prayer #3. Can I be a well formed Christian without a prayer life? At the center of a healthy prayer life is love. We seek what we love and the grace of God can not be out given. So the more we seek the love of God in prayer the more He reveals Himself to us that continually unites us with His spirit. Look at your prayer life, this will be an indicator of where you are at.
Prayer is a battle as we have learned and are learning. The evil one seeks to separate us from the love of God. He plants the weeds in front of us to slow us down, to distract us with the goal of separation from God. God on the other hand stands there with open arms revealing Himself in simple ways that draws us into a committed relationship. We demonstrate this with our trust in Him. The groaning of our spirit is God at work, our unsettled nature not being satisfied is the spirit revealing what is true and satisfying and what is not. The grain the Father gives us is His love, the bread of life is the food that refreshes the soul.
Listen to God within prayer and allow Him to produce fertile ground within for the Gospel to take root. Have a blessed day living out God's will for your life. It is found within prayer. Listen to Him.
Dear Father, I have enjoyed the teachings of the Church on prayer. It has helped me understand me and the things(weeds) that have been distracting. Thank You for the gift of desire, the desire to continually to grow in our relationship. May we each recognize the groaning of Your Holy Spirit within and may You continue to guide the Love of Christ within. Prayers for rain, to soften the ground and prepare the harvest of plenty. Love Your son.
Mary, Queen of Heaven, Pray for us.
St Joesph, 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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