Msgr. Pope on What Little Children Can Teach Us About Prayer

"When it comes to our struggle in personal prayer there are some things that we need to unlearn. For too many, private prayer is often a formal, even stuffy affair, that drips of boredom and unnecessary formality and has lots of rules. Perhaps we learned some of our lessons too well.

"And yet many of the youngest children have not learned these lessons, and they seem to pray with great ease. They are unassuming and will say almost anything to God. It is true that children may have a lot learn about public and liturgical prayer, but when it comes to personal and private prayer they have much to teach us."

In a recent commentary, Monsignor Charles Pope (pastor of Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Parish, Washington, DC) reflected on some of the lessons children are able to teach older adults and older youth about prayer - including private prayer that is "personal, unassuming, about real things and spoken with childlike simplicity and trust."

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Community in Mission: What Little Children Can Teach Us About Prayer (19 DEC 19)