PRAY ALWAYS!-PRAY UNCEASINGLY!-
IT IS OUR BEST WEAPON!
We should pray always
For PRAYER is our best weapon
Particularly in Lent
There are many types
Of prayer
ONE'S WHOLE LIFE
Can be a prayer
At least
That is the way
That I approach it
For prayer is simply the OPENING
Of our mind-and soul-
And heart to God
“Jesus said to his disciples
'In praying
Do not babble
Like the pagans-
Who think they will be HEARD-
Because of their many words'” Matthew 6:7
Prayer should be from the heart
And it should be SINCERE
Pray always
Pray unceasingly
There are MANY
Different types of prayer
There are those-that
We recite
The Our Fathers, Hail Mary's, Glory Be's
Which I say and USE every day
To constitute and pray
MY ROSARY
But my FAVORITE KIND
Of prayer
Is from the heart
Like what I said
On my deathbed-
WHEN I was 22
“I don't think
God wants me to die
But if he does
There must be a REASON
But if he wants me to LIVE-
I would live for my FAMILY-
My friends-
And for all people EVERYWHERE”
I have repeated that prayer
To myself-at least ONCE a daily
For the last 39 years
PRAY always
Pray unceasingly
PRAYER is our BEST WEAPON
“The Lord has heard
My cry for mercy
The Lord ACCEPTS our prayer” Psalm 6:9
“The Lord is far
From the wicked
But he HEARS the prayers
Of the righteous” Proverbs 15:29
“Therefore-I tell you-
WHATEVER you ask for in prayer
BELIEVE that you have received it
And it will be yours” Mark 11:24
Pray always
Pray without ceasing
PRAYER IS OUR BEST WEAPON
In fact-Jesus gave us instructions-
“Pray ALWAYS without becoming weary” Luke 18:1
(The Parable of the PERSISTENT WIDOW)
And Saint Paul said:
“Rejoice always-PRAY CONTINUALLY-
Give thanks in all circumstances
For this is God's will in you
In Christ Jesus” 1 Thessalonians 5:17
Dear Lord-HELP us to:
PRAY ALWAYS and PRAY UNCEASINGLY
For PRAYER truly is
OUR BEST AND GREATEST WEAPON
Robert P. Wallman
2-16-16 and 2-12-2022
Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Mitch Finley
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