Matt. 6:7; "When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do."

Matt. 6:7; "When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do."

By REV. FR. PAUL ANIGBORO

We cannot succeed as true followers of Christ unless we have a good prayer life -- a real prayer life, not a babbly one. In today's Gospel reading, Jesus contrasts babble-prayer with holy prayer, and wordy prayer with a heart-felt "Our Father" prayer. A holy prayer is a personal commitment of obedience. But a babbly prayer is, quite honestly, manipulative and assumes that God can be forced to obey us, as if he needs to be forced to do good!
 
Prayer is powerful when we give God our trust and accept that the outcome, whatever it is, is a blessing from God, since he knows the best way to deal with every situation far better than we do. The "Our Father" is rich in meaning and very powerful for daily conversion, healing, and growth. Too often, we rush through it without paying attention to what we're saying. It's meant to be an intimate conversation with our very dear, huggable Father. It's the ideal prayer, because it covers everything, the whole range of our needs, even unknown needs.
 
Lord, listen to my supplications as I make recourse to you daily. May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart find favour in your sight o Lord. Amen. 
 
Good morning and do have a wonderful day. God loves you.

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