Introduce prayer as an honest act

Prayer is a common thing in our lives. We have been teaching children to pray since we were little.
I don’t think any of you are sitting here are encountering this notion of prayer today the first time. In the gospel, we heard Jesus say quite harshly about prayer: “When you pray, don’t say much like pagans. They think they will be heard for their polyglotism. ” (Mathew 6,7).
The Lord Jesus is talking here especially about the Pharisees. The Pharisees were in the temples (synagogues) and devoted themselves to the study of the Fa. They were pretty educated people. Some of them were scribes. They took first place among the scholars. They have become popular because they considered them to be faithful interpreters of the Law presented by Moses. They could be said to have been conceited. Thinking because they didn’t want anything to do with the uneducated, the merchants, and those who didn’t want to study and meditate on the Law. They also paid attention to the Gentiles only if they did. They wanted to convert to “true faith.” They determined that the law included 613 regulations, 365 prohibitions, and 248 commands. In addition to working in synagogues, they also took care of education. In the countryside created schools.

They understood faith in God through the Law, which they kept to the point. This literal observance of the Law has been condemned several times. And not only to Jesus, but also the people themselves, to whom they bound unbearable burdens. They gave their whole teaching into a relationship with the Law and not with God. For every occasion, they tried to find the Law some command. The Pharisees realized that humans were their role models. And if they wanted to, they had to remain so that people would admire them. So they did, but mostly it was only outside. Jesus criticized them for this as well. The Pharisees offered alms, prayer, and fasting for the main manifestation of justice (justice). However, they only stayed outside. Often we can read in the Bible Jesus’ words “woe to you” addressed to the Pharisees. But it must also be said that Jesus himself had friends among the Pharisees. He was one of them, a certain Nicodemus who met secretly with Jesus and let himself be taught by him. And after Jesus’ death, he took care of his body. The Pharisees also include the apostle Paul. The Pharisees, even in prayer, were people of two faces.

The Lord Jesus showed us how to pray. This prayer was accepted by his disciples and then their followers. Thus, prayer was inherited from generation to generation. You are sure you remember the moments when you studied as children with your parents or grandparents pray. It is necessary to continue this tradition today. Let’s give children an example and pray at home together. One proverb says, “Words encourage, but examples attract. ” And so we can see this legacy of our ancestors and legacy to pass on our Lord Jesus. But it is not only our right but also our duty.
Therefore, let us strengthen ourselves with prayer every day and participate in the reception of the Eucharist. The Eucharist is the presence of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. Mr he will deliver the righteous from all distress. Even this is a guarantee for all of us that our prayers will be heard. Well, there is one condition. And it is to make our prayers they were not like the prayers of the Pharisees. They must not be superficial and shallow. God loves everyone, good people. And he will give the righteous what they need. Well, there is a difference between what we need and what we want. Prayer is a powerful weapon. But trust is also needed in God.

This is also the story of this: You have heard Connell, the liberator Irish? This is the true Christian and the great speaker in one person who is Protestant. He was directly fighting for the freedom of his homeland, which had groaned under it for many centuries heavy yoke.
Once in the London Parliament, there was a bill that Ireland was supposed to be more comfortable. The royal ministers had already triumphed, and the law was to be passed. She was needed sharp, deft, decisive speech. Everyone’s eyes turn to the Connell bench. His place is empty. An alarm will sound; they will start looking for it because the vote should have taken place. Finally, one of his friends finds him in the next room, where the rosary was praying devoutly. “Come on!” But he replies, “Let me end this rosary. He can benefit Ireland more than The fieriest speech. ” When he had finished his prayer, he came to the tribune, refuted the reasons for the ministers, and reached that the bill had been rejected.

Prayer is a potent weapon. None of us must forget this. That’s right, vice versa. Let us pray all the more and even better. Let’s be an example to each other, and let us help us move forward and draw closer to Christ. Lord Jesus, strengthen us so that we will be strong on the way to you, and we will always know you and speak everywhere.