(A Daily Reflection on Divine Mercy)
How do you pray?
There are many good ways to pray.
Here are some common ways: attending the Holy Mass or another Liturgy,
praying the rosary or other chaplets, reading the Scripture meditatively,
reciting beautifully written prayers, sitting in silence before our Lord,
falling prostrate before Him especially in the Holy Eucharist, etc. One additional way to pray is to have a
conversation with our Lord, speaking everything on your mind. It’s true that He knows all your needs, He
knows all your thoughts and He knows you far better than you know
yourself. But, at times, you will find
it a blessing to converse with Him anyway.
You may choose to go through your life, all of your concerns, all of
your questions and confusions, and speak them directly to our Lord. This form of prayer helps to clarify life, as
long as you seek to listen while you speak.
But speaking all of your concerns is a wonderful act and will be most
useful as you invite God into every part of your life (See Diary #1485-1489).
So how do you pray?
Reflect today upon the various methods you use and ponder whether there
are other ways that you might add.
Especially consider sitting down and conversing with our Lord as you
would a friend. Think about even the
psychological benefit that comes by speaking everything on your heart,
expressing every concern, and presenting every question you have to God. There is value in the conversation. You may not have perfect understanding of His
answers, but God knows what you need and by coming to Him with everything, you
can be assured that He will listen and respond.
Lord, teach me to
pray. Help me to know how much You love
me and desire to hear from me about every burden of my soul. I desire to bring all to You, dear Lord, to
lay it at Your feet and to abandon myself into Your gentle Hands. Thank You for always listening. Jesus, I trust in You.
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