Dear Parishioners:
The essence of prayer is a living relationship with God. Behind every form of prayer, there is first
the relationship between the one who is praying and the One Who is being
addressed in prayer. As we enter into
prayer, we simply rest in that relationship and discover truly Who it is that
holds us in being, Who it is that loves us, Who it is that is worthy of our
fullest confidence and trust.
Our life together as a Catholic parish is first of all
meant to be a School of Prayer. As we pray
individually and together, we are invited to learn more about God, about
ourselves as we truly are, and about God’s plans for us.
We must first acknowledge that God is God. God must be the center of our lives Where can we meet God? Everywhere!
Our very breath comes from God.
Before we take our first breath, and even beyond our last breath, however,
there is a relationship with God.
As the prophet Jeremiah hears from God: “Before I formed
you in the womb, I knew you.” Take that
awareness into your prayer. You are
known and loved by God before your existence in your mother’s womb. The God Who knows and loves you remains in
relationship to you forever.
Our Kindergarteners have taken this knowledge into their awareness. They picked up a very simple truth on Grandparents’
and Special Friends’ Day at St. Timothy School last fall. Now they have tee shirts that identify their
class with a message: “I am loved. I am
chosen. I will do great things.”
May we all open our hearts to the truth of this
message. May we be as children before a
Loving Father. And may we begin to pray more
fervently and with a greater willingness to follow the Lord where He leads.
Focolare Word of Life
for February 2019
“Seek peace, and
pursue it.” (Psalm 34:14)
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