“What do you mean by ‘Prayer’ to start with? If you thought it was asking God for stuff you’re not completely wrong. We’re supposed to ask God for our needs, and I think it’s just fine to ask God for the particular things like, ‘Dear God, please heal my son.’ or ‘Please God we need money to pay the bills.’
“However, these sorts of prayers are really a means to an end rather than an end in themselves. When we pray for specific things we are putting it all into God’s hands. We may say, ‘Give us this day our daily bread’ but we also say, ‘Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.’ When we do both together we join our will with God’s will and great power can be the result. The power I’m talking about is the power to change the world, and even more miraculous – the power to change ourselves.”
In a commentary earlier this year, Father Dwight Longenecker (parish priest at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, Greenville, SC), in the persona of Mrs Brady, Catholic Old Lady, reflected on why we should prayer and on what prayer can accomplish.
To access Fr. Longenecker’s complete post, please visit:
Standing on My Head: The Importance and Power of Prayer (29 JAN 13)
Background information:
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment