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Do you really pray ?!
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Sep 20, 2009 12:23 pm
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Do we really pray ?
What is prayer ?
Prayer , in its simple meaning , is a talk with God......
It is open the heart to God , so that the faithful talks to Him, lovingly and openly.
In its deeper meaning , it is a relationship with God....
It is a relationship of love and emotion before being words. And a talk without love is meaningless.
Prayer is a tie , relationship between Man and God.
Therefore , it is not just talk , it is a heart connected to a heart.
It is a feeling of being in presence of God .It is a partnership with the Holy Spirit and unity with God.....
Prayer is the food of the angles
and the spirituals by which they nourished and taste the Lord ,
" Oh , taste and see that the Lord is good "
( Ps.34: )
Prayer quenches a soul's thirst for God ,
" As the deer pants for the water brooks , so pants my soul to You , O God "
( Ps.42:1)
" I will lift up my hands in Your name, My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness "
( Ps.63:5)
Prayer is the submission of life to God to conduce it Himself ,
" Your will be done ".
It is an admission of our lack of strength , and insufficiency.
Therefore , we resort to a greater power , where we find our care........
prayer is not an obligation or an order.
It is not just a commandment or piety and devotion......
It is a desire and longing ...... otherwise it would be a burden which we , unwillingly practise , just for obedience sake !!!
Prayer is not just a request .
One might pray without asking for anything....... but contimplate on the beauty of God and His life giving qualities.......
Therefore , a prayer of praise and glorification... is more sublime than that of request....
Prayer is the ladder which connects Heaven and Earth.
It is a bridge that we cross to reach the heavenly places where there is no world.....
It is a key to Heaven.....
It is a combination of feelings that are expressed in words........
Prayer is a taste of God's kingdom , which starts here and finishes there .
if one becomes attached to it , prayer becomes a life to him , and his life becomes a prayer .......
Therefore God says in reproach,
" In as much as these people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips , but have removed their hearts far from Me "
( Isa.29:13)
For this reason , the prayer of the evil is unaccepted before God .
It is hated by God because it is not the outcome of love , except if it is a contrite evil person who is asking for forgiveness like the tax-collector.
God said about those who pray without being pure in heart ,
" When you spread out your hands , I will hide My eyes from you , even though you make many prayers, I will not hear. ........."
( Isa.1:15-16)
Prayer would be without words or utterance......
The heart's beat is a prayer.......
The eye's tear is a prayer.........
The feeling of God's presence is a prayer......
In all these shades , do we really pray ?!!!!
Remember me in your prayers dear brothers and sisters in Christ.
Sanctify the Day of the Lord.
Sicowin2 the sinner!
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Do not rely on human arm .
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Sep 20, 2009 7:42 am
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Do not rely on human arm .
Some people lay excessive importance on the grace and neglect the necessity of struggling and work.
On the other hand , some others lay stress on work and struggling , neglecting the importance of God's hand in their life and relying on their spiritualities on their human arm.
Aspiritual person , on the contrary , is aware of the danger of relying on the human arm ,
and though exerting every effort he does not rely on that but in God's work in him , according to the words of the Psalmist :
" Unless the Lord builds the house ,
They labor in vain who build it ,
Unless the Lord guards the city ,
the watchman stays awake in vain "
Therefore a spiritual person ought to say :
Consider me , O Lord like the dead
who can not raise himself
or the Leper
who can not cleanse himself .
You alone ,O Lord , can raise can raise the dead and
cleanse the leper "
You ought not therefore to focus on your talents , ability , understanding , experience , fear rather you be relying on a human arm.
Be like the house built on the rock ,
and the rock is Christ.
Then you will not fall,
Do not build your house on yourself ,
for you are dust and ashes , and it will fall.
Have a blessed , peaceful and Great Sunday.
Sicowin2
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