“Most important of all is Sacred Scripture, the word of the living God and likewise the oldest faith-tradition of the church. But all that must always be bound up with experiences of faith that are personal to every individual Christian.” [p185]
Prayers and praying are most easily learned when children hear and see adults pray regularly.
St. Paul wrote to the Corinthians [and to us], “What do you that you did not receive? [1 Cor 4:7] In the Diary of a Country, George Bernanos wrote, “All is grace.”
[excerpts from p. 191]
“A human being truly becomes a person only when someone looks at her or him with joy, and that joy has to be uttered. If there is no living dialogue between God and a human person, no complaint, no petition, no thanksgiving, God can never be a living person- and so, in the end, will not exist.” [p.192] “Prayers should indeed be spirit-filled, but they should not be ‘spiritual.’ “They are not for spiritual enjoyment; they are an appeal to the holy God …. They [should] always remain simple and direct.” [p195]
“What makes prayer to be prayer is not its perfect form and most certainly not ant spiritual enjoyment: it is the will to pray. Those who want to pray and open their hearts to it are already praying.” [p.197]
It is extremely important to remember that “Prayer is not magical.” [p.202]
Prayer is a way of life to be lived, to be repeated each day, because today is the only day we have to pray, the only day we have to live. When tomorrow gets here it is today, and yesterday with its prayers has already entered eternity.
Saint Joseph, pray for us.
Saint Andre Bessette intercede for us.
May God Be Praised!
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