“Lord, teach us to pray” (Lk 11:1). The disciples of Jesus asked him to instruct them in prayer. Jesus does so, and furthermore, teaches them that perseverance is something that the disciples should have. Jesus teaches us a prayer that demands our fraternal charity - the Lord's Prayer begins with "Our" signifying that we are one as a community addressing the "Father," - we are all the same children of One Father in heaven.
Perseverance is a gift according to Saint Thomas Aquinas, therefore, we cannot persevere in prayer on our own act or merit, however, we can pray for it. Perseverance in prayer despite seeming rejection is shown by Abraham when he prayed for Sodom and Gomorrah. God wills that our prayer and dependence on him must be a constant part of our daily life. Jesus has given us an example of this. The Catechism teaches: “Transformation of the praying heart is the first response to our petition” (CCC §2739). The primary source of our perseverance in prayer should be the fact that we are uniting our prayer with the prayer of Christ.
We ask, seek, and knock. This is our part and we know that when we do our part in the cycle, God does his. He gives and we receive; we find, and the door of his grace and generosity is open to us. Let us pray that we continue to see our worth as a child of God in order to fulfill our vocation to serve all of God's people.
Perseverance is a gift according to Saint Thomas Aquinas, therefore, we cannot persevere in prayer on our own act or merit, however, we can pray for it. Perseverance in prayer despite seeming rejection is shown by Abraham when he prayed for Sodom and Gomorrah. God wills that our prayer and dependence on him must be a constant part of our daily life. Jesus has given us an example of this. The Catechism teaches: “Transformation of the praying heart is the first response to our petition” (CCC §2739). The primary source of our perseverance in prayer should be the fact that we are uniting our prayer with the prayer of Christ.
We ask, seek, and knock. This is our part and we know that when we do our part in the cycle, God does his. He gives and we receive; we find, and the door of his grace and generosity is open to us. Let us pray that we continue to see our worth as a child of God in order to fulfill our vocation to serve all of God's people.
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