On this 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Church invites us to reflect on the power of persevering prayer. Faith can move mountains, but prayer can also move the heart of God. But for prayer to produce such a wonderful effect, it must be rooted in humble faith, that is, in the sincere conviction that we are in God's hands and that He loves us immensely, in spite of our unworthiness. If we have this disposition of heart, we will avoid the two aberrations of wanting to impose our will on God, or giving up praying if our requests are not granted immediately. Our prayer must always be patterned after that of Jesus and end with the petition: "Your will be done!"As we observe "World Mission Sunday", we are invited to remember with much admiration and love our brothers and sisters who have left their homelands to be the heralds of the Gospel of Christ and witness to his love in the foreign missions. We should show our solidarity toward them, both with our donations and our prayer for all their needs and intentions. (Word and Life)
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