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Reading 1: Jeremiah 33, https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2033&version=NIV
Reading 2: Proverbs 28:9, https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+28%3A9&version=NIV
Reading 3: Matthew 7: 7-12, https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+7%3A+7-12&version=NIV
Prayer:
Lord in Heaven,
In our daily lives we often forget that You are always here, always near.
It is hard for us, often, to escape the ritual, the Sunday Mass and Worship,
the various commitments we have to the churches we attend,
and in our actions these forms of remembrance become empty and disconnected.
But did you not Jesus, in the garden, humble yourself to pray?
Did you not, Dear Lord, on the Cross, pray for the forgiveness of those who “do not know what they do”?
If Jesus could humble himself to pray, with heart and vigor and passion, and He is the Son of God, then can we not humble ourselves to pray, with passion, to our Lord in Heaven, asking for his help on our part and for those sinners who need Him now?
Jesus,
We pray to you this day for the wisdom to know the words,
We pray for the compassion to send our love, to you Christ, on the part of those we love.
We remember the stranger, the orphan, the widow – and we remember them in prayer.
We pray for guidance and grace, so that we can forgive others, as we ourselves are forgiven.
In Your Name we serve,
AMEN
Reading 4: Mark 11: 22-26, https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+11%3A+22-26&version=NIV
Reading 5: Luke 22: 39-46, https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2022%3A39-46&version=NIV
Discussion:
- Jesus in the garden, Jesus before he died on the cross.
- kind of angry at my neighbors over the dog situation.
- kind of angry at parents who blame everything for their kid’s situation except for themselves.
- But the anger? – is bad.
- So I pray for peace, for grace, for my ability to forgive.
- Prayer is critical when times are hard, prayer is essential for grace and thanksgiving.
- How do you pray?
Moment of silence: Prayer – for those in our lives who need the help and need to begin.
Have a great week!
