The Gospel for today is Matthew's THE LORD'S PRAYER (Mt: 6: 7-15); in a short reflection on the readings for today in the LIVING WITH CHRIST missalette, p. 141, we read:
Jesus reminds us that real prayer is not about the number of words we use. God doesn't need all those words: God already knows what we need before we even ask. Rather, our prayer should open us to acknowledging God as God -- and to acknowledging our fundamental dependence on God. Let us also ask God to help us forgive the sins of others so that we might be forgiven for our own sins. Just as love of God and love of neighbor are the heart of the Law, acknowledging God as God and learning to forgive are the heart of prayer.
(Fr. Donald Espinosa, AA)
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