Teach us to pray October 11

“Be mindful of the poor.” Galatians 2:10

Go out to all the world, and tell the Good News. Psalm 117

“Lord, teach us to pray.” Luke 11:1

Piety

Let us pray as Jesus taught us.
Let us study as Jesus taught us.
Let us act as Jesus taught us.
Amen.

See a special reflection on the Our Father for Cursillistas posted here.

http://arlingtoncursillo.org/Witness/Cursillo%20Our%20Father.htm

Study

Even in this short version of the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus works in both praise for the Father and service to our neighbor and the poor. Jesus never let’s us think that this faith is a faith based on prayer alone. Prayer must drive us to action as basic and simple as forgiveness.

Jesus asks us to forgive all those who trespass against us. Not just those we want to forgive, but even those whom we do not want to forgive. Jesus says to forgive them anyway. Even before they forgive us, Jesus does so.

Jesus teaches us to pray from the time he was a young boy staying behind in the Temple while Mary and Joseph searched for him. He forgives us from the moment he is teaching us to pray all the way until the moment when he is hanging on the cross.

Action

How will you “be mindful of the poor” today and everyday?