“I had just boarded the late afternoon train from Paddington Station headed west to Bristol. The commuters were jostling for places, bags were being stashed and those of us who managed to find seats were settling down with a book or a sandwich for the journey when suddenly a voice came over the intercom. It was a sweet sounding, melodious accent of an Indian man. . . .
“No one paid much attention. Every train journey from Paddington begins with the courteous reminder of which train you were on, and how long the journey would take; but then the driver caught everyone’s attention. He continued ‘As we begin our journey together I would like to ask all of you to bow your heads with me and join in a word of prayer.’ There followed a very nice extemporaneous prayer by a man who was clearly a sincere and joyful born again Christian.”
In a recent commentary, Father Dwight Longenecker (parish priest at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, Greenville, SC) reflected on different aspects of the value of prayer, especially public prayer, in our lives.
To access Fr. Longenecker’s complete post, please visit:
The Integrated Catholic Life: The Practical Power of Public Prayer (2 JUN 12)
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