Comments on: Saturday, November 17, 2018 – Prayer without meaning

By: Laura Fortmeyer

Laura Fortmeyer — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 01:23:19 +0000

Fabulous, and honest!!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 01:13:57 +0000

Hi would appreciate very much if you would share the “dissection of The Lords prayer” to be shared further with my 2 daughters aged 21 & 18 ! God’s blessings.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 19:37:25 +0000

Like most children, I too prayed the Our Father and Hail Mary without giving much thought to their meaning. It was what we were taught to recite from memory. To recite prayer or poetry is not necessarily a bad thing. It gets lodged in the memory bank for the day when the light bulb turns on. It’s almost as though God is saying “now you know, and don’t forget it!”. It’s like that with the other prayers we pray together as a family, as a church community, it is learned, then repeated and repeated till it sinks in and suddenly, now I know why I pray fervently those beautiful responses at Mass. I once read, that the Our Father is a communal prayer, because Jesus taught his disciples to pray Our father, give Us, Our daily bread, forgive Us, as We forgive Those, lead Us, deliver Us. Even when we pray the communal prayers privately, we are still in communion with others, in spirit.

God has answered many of my prayers over the years, especially for employment. Now that I am retired, I still pray like the woman seeking justice for what happened four years ago, waiting for justice. Then I remind myself God said My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are my ways your ways. And so I wait, praying “day and night” it seems to me he is being very “slow to answer” but I keep hoping that “he will see to it that justice is done” sooner than later. I pray that my faith will be strengthened and I will not lose hope, so that one day, I can offer the gift of faith back to Our Father, which He first gave me.

Thank you Julie for reminding us of the power of the Our Father..

God bless.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 15:19:22 +0000

Hey Julie,

Excellent reflection.
I would venture to say that most of us that grew up in a religious household had a similar experience.
But what I especially liked how you answered the unsettling question that Jesus poses at the end of the parable in today’s Gospel reading. Nice.

I was just wondering. Who is Richard Masoner?

Mark

By: Mary Jane Mrazik

Mary Jane Mrazik — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 14:35:54 +0000

Please visit cgsusa.org to find out about the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd for children. The Holy Spirit works through the catechist and hands-on materials in a Montessori method to help bring the child to a personal relationship with the Good Shepherd and an understanding the Liturgy and Sacraments, Bible and History. It has changed my life as a catechist and I can see the children respond in a deep meditative manner to the Mass and prayer. It is falling in love with the Good Shepherd!

By: IFEANYI UKEJE

IFEANYI UKEJE — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 14:22:18 +0000

Still waiting for the day you will dissect it for us. Thanks for your wonderful insight.

By: J

Sat, 17 Nov 2018 13:39:34 +0000

I would love that too.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 12:52:57 +0000

Perhaps you could share some of those insights.
Bob in Florida