PRAY-DAY, PRAY-DAY"
Pray constantly for the strength to escape whatever is in prospect, and to stand secure before the Son of Man." —Luke 21:36
The Lord already has commanded us to pray always, but today may be a day of more intense prayer. A tremendous spiritual war is raging. Some Christians are winning this war by giving up their lives for the gospel. Others are so defeated they don't even know a war is going on.
Their spirits have "become bloated with indulgence and drunkenness and worldly cares" (Lk 21:34). Still others are neither winning nor losing; they are in the middle of the fight of their lives, for their lives. Many of these Christians are resisting sin to the point of shedding their blood (Heb 12:4).
The Lord calls us to join them in the struggle by our prayers on their behalf (Rm 15:30). Our brothers and sisters in the Lord are crying: "Pray for us that the word of the Lord may make progress and be hailed by many others, even as it has been by you. Pray that we may be delivered from confused and evil men" (2 Thes 3:1-2). Therefore, "at every opportunity pray in the Spirit, using prayers and petitions of every sort.
Pray constantly and attentively for all in the holy company" (Eph 6:18). At the beginning of his papacy, Pope John Paul II exhorted us: "We feel not only the need but even a categorical imperative for great, intense and growing prayer by all the Church. Only prayer can prevent all these great succeeding tasks and difficulties from becoming a source of crisis" (The Redeemer of Man, 22, emphasis added).On this last day in the Church's year, the Lord wants to complete His works, transform His people, forgive our sins, restore broken relationships, and more. For this to be done, there is "the necessity of praying always and not losing heart" (Lk 18:1). Father, may this be a day of exceptional conversions and mighty wonders.
2 comments:
I love the picture here; even the dog is praying:-) The circle of light on the photo makes me think that for sure, God is listening.
It's a good thing too; we need all the help we can get.
Prayer and trust in God give us hope in these troubled days. I never expected that the world I knew not so long ago would come to this.
God bless.
Kay
Dear Kay,
Thank You for your comment. Your so right! I don't reconize the world I grew up in anymore. Everything that was wrong is now right,and all that was right is now wrong.
We need God's mercy more than ever before.
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