Genesis 17:1,9-10,15-22; Ps See how the Lord blesses those who fear him; Matthew 8:1-4
We continue our following of Abraham and his journey with God. All week we have been invited to take a peak into the life and times and struggles of Abraham and his family.
We now find ourselves in chapter 17 of the book of Genesis, where Abraham gets the bomb dropped on him. One could say the thunderbolt has struck him.
"God further said to Abraham: As for your wife Sarai, do not call her Sarai; her name shall be Sarah. I will bless her, and I will give you a son by her. Him also will I bless; he shall give rise to nations, and rulers of peoples shall issue from him. Abraham prostrated himself and laughed as he said to himself, Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? OR can Sarah give birth at ninety."
Abraham laughed.
It has been often told to me that one must laugh in order to keep from crying.
Perhaps this was one of those moments for Abraham. Certainly as he looked upon his wrinkled skin and gray hair and looked across and saw his wife growing feeble, he began to question whether God really knew what He was doing.
Or perhaps he began to wonder about the whole drama of trying to have a kid the previous time with Hagar and Ishmael and Sarah getting all upset. Maybe he figured he didn't want to deal with that again.
Whatever it was, laughter seemed to be the only answer appropriate.
Think about your own life. When has been the last time you found laughing because of the turn of events or the change in circumstances, where like Abraham it seemed to surreal or beyond comprehension.
And what was God's response to this outbreak of laughter. As scripture relates God replied, "nevertheless..."
Nevertheless or all the same God's plan will continue to unfold.
It is nice to know that God seems to also have a sense of humor. God's puts up with lot of nonsense from us and continues to forge the path for salvation to unfold.
Laughter is a beautiful thing.
In fact here are a few words from Pope Emeritus BEnedict XVI,
"Deep joy of the heart is also the true prerequisite for a sense of humor, and thus humor is in a certain sense, the measure of faith...where joylessness reigns, where humor dies, the spirit of Jesus Christ is assuredly absent. But the reverse is also true: joy is a sign of grace. One who is cheerful from the bottom of the heart, one who has suffered but not lost joy, cannot be far from the God of the evangelium, whose first word on the threshold of the New Testament is "Rejoice."
Abraham's laughter is a sign of surrender. HE finally raises the white flag. He finally decides to let God do it his way.
Where are our white flag moments in life? Where have we finally decided to let God have it his way?
Just like too much junk food is bad for our health physically so insisting on too much control can also slowly erode our faith.
God will invite us to surrender, to raise the white flag, to throw our hands, or in Abraham's case, fall down and just laugh.
In that laughter, we might just discover the golden nugget of true faith.
Friday, June 28, 2013
Thursday, June 27, 2013
LITTLE BURST
Genesis 16:1-12,15-16; Ps 106 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; Matthew 7:21-29
Jesus says to his disciples, "not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord," will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name?' Then I will declare to them solemnly, 'I never knew you. Depart from me."
This is quite a thought provoking passage. And as much as it is a thought provoking passage it is meant to be a passage that gets us moving, a passage that calls us to action.
Certainly prophesying, driving out demons, mighty deeds are all important and worthy endeavors. The problem is, in our human nature we have a tendency to just focus on the big ticket items and lose sight of the little things that really make life happen daily.
What good is it to focus our energy and boasting on the big items if we forget or over look those small details where life unfold on a regular basis.
I recently read a book entitled "Olive Kitteridge." An din this book the author puts these words on the lips of the main character in the story, "life depends on what she thinks o as "big burst" and "little burst." Big bursts are things like marriage or children, intimacies that keep you afloat, but these big burst hold dangerous unseen currents. Which is why you need the little bursts as well: a friendly clerk at [the local grocery store], or a waitress [at the coffee shop] who knows how you like your coffee..."
It is the little burst we need to focus on. Here in these precious brief moments we honor Christ. The prophesying, the driving out of demons, the mighty works, these will take care of themselves, in fact they will happen more readily if we start small and zero our energy on the little burst of life.
When Jesus tells us in the gospel, "Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock" It will not collapse because no matter the big things that come our way such as rain, floods, wind, and buffeting the little things have been firmly in place to hold us firm.
The words he speaks of are the words that are found in the sermon of them mount: the beatitudes, being salt of the earth and light to the world, not being angry with our brother, not saying 'you fool' to them, settling with those who may have a grudge against us, not harboring lustful thoughts in our mind, guarding our eyes and hands for goodness, not swearing, turning the other cheek, giving away our cloaks, loving our enemy, doing unto others as we would have them do to us, forgiveness, praying in the secret of our room, living the tenets of the 'Our Father', storing up treasure in heaven, not getting carried away with concern for material possessions or belongings, recognizing the log in our own eye, thriving to enter to the narrow gate.
These are the words that are meant to form and shape our life. This is how we allow JEsus to become Lord of our life.
Jesus says to his disciples, "not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord," will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name?' Then I will declare to them solemnly, 'I never knew you. Depart from me."
This is quite a thought provoking passage. And as much as it is a thought provoking passage it is meant to be a passage that gets us moving, a passage that calls us to action.
Certainly prophesying, driving out demons, mighty deeds are all important and worthy endeavors. The problem is, in our human nature we have a tendency to just focus on the big ticket items and lose sight of the little things that really make life happen daily.
What good is it to focus our energy and boasting on the big items if we forget or over look those small details where life unfold on a regular basis.
I recently read a book entitled "Olive Kitteridge." An din this book the author puts these words on the lips of the main character in the story, "life depends on what she thinks o as "big burst" and "little burst." Big bursts are things like marriage or children, intimacies that keep you afloat, but these big burst hold dangerous unseen currents. Which is why you need the little bursts as well: a friendly clerk at [the local grocery store], or a waitress [at the coffee shop] who knows how you like your coffee..."
It is the little burst we need to focus on. Here in these precious brief moments we honor Christ. The prophesying, the driving out of demons, the mighty works, these will take care of themselves, in fact they will happen more readily if we start small and zero our energy on the little burst of life.
When Jesus tells us in the gospel, "Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock" It will not collapse because no matter the big things that come our way such as rain, floods, wind, and buffeting the little things have been firmly in place to hold us firm.
The words he speaks of are the words that are found in the sermon of them mount: the beatitudes, being salt of the earth and light to the world, not being angry with our brother, not saying 'you fool' to them, settling with those who may have a grudge against us, not harboring lustful thoughts in our mind, guarding our eyes and hands for goodness, not swearing, turning the other cheek, giving away our cloaks, loving our enemy, doing unto others as we would have them do to us, forgiveness, praying in the secret of our room, living the tenets of the 'Our Father', storing up treasure in heaven, not getting carried away with concern for material possessions or belongings, recognizing the log in our own eye, thriving to enter to the narrow gate.
These are the words that are meant to form and shape our life. This is how we allow JEsus to become Lord of our life.
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
ST JOSE MARIA ESCRIVA
Genesis 15:1-12,17-18; Ps 105 The Lord remembers his covenant forever; Matthew 7:15-20
Today in the life of the church we celebrate the feast of St. Josemaria Escriva. IT was on January 9, 1918 that he first began to think about God's call for him. IT all started with footprints in the snow.
He was in the middle of the winter, out and about, when he spied footprints in the snow. He noticed these prints were left by bare feet. IT was about then that he caught out the corner of his eye a discalced Carmelite Friar.
A he ponder what was all this about, the thought that entered his mind and eventually led him to be open to the call of God in his life was the following, "If others could make such sacrifice, can't I offer something."
Can't I offer something. Thus began his inclination to the voice of God in his life. Eventually he discerned the call to the priesthood.
After being ordained, while just 26 years of age he had a thought. After celebrating the the mass on the feast of the guardian angels on October 2,1928, he had a vision of sorts. He saw people of every nation and race and age and tongue and culture seeking to find God right in the middl of their ordinary life, their work, their family, their friendships.
People who looked for Jesus in order o lobe him and live his holy life until they were completely transformed into saints, as one who so dedicated their life such as to dedicate all their activity to God whether they were bankers, butchers, lawyers, teachers and so on.
He realized that one who is a disciple of Christ christianizes his surroundings and his faith is contagious. These lay people would raise Christ to the peak of every human activity and offer sanctifying sacrifice of their entire lived experience.
Thus was born OPUS DEI.
It was later while celebrating the mass and elevating the host that the words of scripture came to mind, "and I, if i be lifted up from the earth, will draw all things unto me."
He envisioned men and women of God who would lift the cross to the pinnacle of all human activities.
So go forth and lift high the cross and raise the banner of Christ to all human activity.
Today in the life of the church we celebrate the feast of St. Josemaria Escriva. IT was on January 9, 1918 that he first began to think about God's call for him. IT all started with footprints in the snow.
He was in the middle of the winter, out and about, when he spied footprints in the snow. He noticed these prints were left by bare feet. IT was about then that he caught out the corner of his eye a discalced Carmelite Friar.
A he ponder what was all this about, the thought that entered his mind and eventually led him to be open to the call of God in his life was the following, "If others could make such sacrifice, can't I offer something."
Can't I offer something. Thus began his inclination to the voice of God in his life. Eventually he discerned the call to the priesthood.
After being ordained, while just 26 years of age he had a thought. After celebrating the the mass on the feast of the guardian angels on October 2,1928, he had a vision of sorts. He saw people of every nation and race and age and tongue and culture seeking to find God right in the middl of their ordinary life, their work, their family, their friendships.
People who looked for Jesus in order o lobe him and live his holy life until they were completely transformed into saints, as one who so dedicated their life such as to dedicate all their activity to God whether they were bankers, butchers, lawyers, teachers and so on.
He realized that one who is a disciple of Christ christianizes his surroundings and his faith is contagious. These lay people would raise Christ to the peak of every human activity and offer sanctifying sacrifice of their entire lived experience.
Thus was born OPUS DEI.
It was later while celebrating the mass and elevating the host that the words of scripture came to mind, "and I, if i be lifted up from the earth, will draw all things unto me."
He envisioned men and women of God who would lift the cross to the pinnacle of all human activities.
So go forth and lift high the cross and raise the banner of Christ to all human activity.
APPRECIATION
Genesis 13:2,5-18; MAtthew 7:6,12-14
Yesterday, we looked at Abram and his nephew Lot.
The story of this particular occurrence in Abram's life begins with the following, "Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold."
Abram had the world on a string. He had everything at his fingertips. All he wanted and more spilled forth on to the open country as far as the eye could see. And yet all of this did not bring him happiness.
In fact it brought just the opposite: conflict.
He and his nephew struggled with one another. Conflict arose over their possessions and their land.
Of course even today how often we experience this conflict within families over possessions and wealth and the like? How often has material things destroyed families?
It the mist of the conflict, the resolution arises to separate. Lot takes what is his and moves to Sodom and Gomorrah, and of course we know what follows there.
Abram heads to the west to Hebron, which will become the place David is anointed king, so already a foreshadowing of things to come is unlocked for us.
But what i want to draw your attention to is what Abram does. The very last line of the text reveals to us what is at the heart of Abram's faith: "Abram moved his tent and went on to settle near the terebinth of Mamre, which is at Hebron. There he built an altar to the LORD."
He built an altar to the Lord.
In deed the on thing that is constant in Abram's life is this building of altars. From the moment Abram leaves his homeland to the moment of his death,a s he journeys forth, he always stops and builds an altar.
Altars built by the hand of Abram are scattered through his journey.
The altar symbolizes gratitude. Abram bows his head and bends his knee out of deep appreciation for the Lord, YWHW, who had called him forth, who had blest him abundantly, who had promised to guide him.
Abram never loses focus on the fact that his life with all of his riches, all of his struggles, all of his ups and downs are a gift from God, this one who spoke to him.
Abram never loses sight of the fact that it is the mysterious blessing hand of God that guides and provide as the journey unfolds.
Deep appreciation and penetrating gratitude really is the source of Abram's calmness and patience and peacefulness in the face of life's mysterious highs and lows.
This is why Abram becomes the father of faith. The power source that drives his ability to entrust himself to God's call is that deep and abiding gratitude and appreciation.
What about us in our life?
Do we build altars of gratitude to God in our homes. Do we enshrine places of appreciation for the ever watchful eye and helpful hand of God who journeys with us?
This is why we gather around the altar as catholics. We celebrate the Eucharist, which is Thanksgiving. We are invited to enter into the thanksgiving of JEsus to the Father and thus we are transformed and empowered to live a life of Christ, one of deep appreciation and gratitude from which all peace and goodness flows.
G.K. Chesterton stated it best, "the aim of life is appreciation."
It is appreciation and gratitude that light up the pathway that points to the narrow gate, as Jesus invites us to comprehend in the gospel. "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and road broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many. How narrow the gate and constricted the road that leads to life."
It is gratitude that illumines the path that opens wide to the narrow gate. This is how we follow in the footsteps of the Father of Faith and journey forth with peace and goodness.
Yesterday, we looked at Abram and his nephew Lot.
The story of this particular occurrence in Abram's life begins with the following, "Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold."
Abram had the world on a string. He had everything at his fingertips. All he wanted and more spilled forth on to the open country as far as the eye could see. And yet all of this did not bring him happiness.
In fact it brought just the opposite: conflict.
He and his nephew struggled with one another. Conflict arose over their possessions and their land.
Of course even today how often we experience this conflict within families over possessions and wealth and the like? How often has material things destroyed families?
It the mist of the conflict, the resolution arises to separate. Lot takes what is his and moves to Sodom and Gomorrah, and of course we know what follows there.
Abram heads to the west to Hebron, which will become the place David is anointed king, so already a foreshadowing of things to come is unlocked for us.
But what i want to draw your attention to is what Abram does. The very last line of the text reveals to us what is at the heart of Abram's faith: "Abram moved his tent and went on to settle near the terebinth of Mamre, which is at Hebron. There he built an altar to the LORD."
He built an altar to the Lord.
In deed the on thing that is constant in Abram's life is this building of altars. From the moment Abram leaves his homeland to the moment of his death,a s he journeys forth, he always stops and builds an altar.
Altars built by the hand of Abram are scattered through his journey.
The altar symbolizes gratitude. Abram bows his head and bends his knee out of deep appreciation for the Lord, YWHW, who had called him forth, who had blest him abundantly, who had promised to guide him.
Abram never loses focus on the fact that his life with all of his riches, all of his struggles, all of his ups and downs are a gift from God, this one who spoke to him.
Abram never loses sight of the fact that it is the mysterious blessing hand of God that guides and provide as the journey unfolds.
Deep appreciation and penetrating gratitude really is the source of Abram's calmness and patience and peacefulness in the face of life's mysterious highs and lows.
This is why Abram becomes the father of faith. The power source that drives his ability to entrust himself to God's call is that deep and abiding gratitude and appreciation.
What about us in our life?
Do we build altars of gratitude to God in our homes. Do we enshrine places of appreciation for the ever watchful eye and helpful hand of God who journeys with us?
This is why we gather around the altar as catholics. We celebrate the Eucharist, which is Thanksgiving. We are invited to enter into the thanksgiving of JEsus to the Father and thus we are transformed and empowered to live a life of Christ, one of deep appreciation and gratitude from which all peace and goodness flows.
G.K. Chesterton stated it best, "the aim of life is appreciation."
It is appreciation and gratitude that light up the pathway that points to the narrow gate, as Jesus invites us to comprehend in the gospel. "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and road broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many. How narrow the gate and constricted the road that leads to life."
It is gratitude that illumines the path that opens wide to the narrow gate. This is how we follow in the footsteps of the Father of Faith and journey forth with peace and goodness.
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Defibrillator
Luke 9:18-24; Galatians 3:26-29; Ps 63 My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God; Zechariah 12:10-11;13:1
I recently read an article about Pope Francis. In the article the author mentioned that Pope Francis is becoming a the first tweetable Pope.
Pope Emeritus Benedict hit the big time with Facebook. But Pope Francis has raised the bar.
If you anything about Twitter, as it is called, you know that one who communicates via twitter is forced to be brief, succinct, to the point, unlike we preachers :)
Twitter allows only 140 characters to be used to get a message across. Which seems like a lot but in actuality is quite limited. There is no room for theological discourse but only room for simple thought and future rumination for followers.
Pope Francis has quite a few tweetable moments. I am going list just a few of my favorite 140 characters or less moments below:
"We are not part time Christians."
"Long faces cannot proclaim Jesus"
"Peacocks are beautiful from the front, but look from behind and you discover the truth" This was Pope Francis on Vanity
And last but not least.
"The church is not spa therapy."
These are definitely precise and to the point with little wiggle room but much room for thought.
In fact the author of the article when on to say that Pope Francis has become a defibrillator for the church.
Think about a defibrillator. It is used when someone is having severe heart malfunctions and the rhythm of the heart is out of whack or not present. It sends an electric shock to get the heart's rhythm back on line so that life can once again be.
Pope Francis the defibrillator. Sounds pretty catchy.
Poep Francis wasn't the only one to be such a shock to the system nor is he the first one to be tweetable.
Look at the gospel for today. We encounter some pretty tweetable moments as well as some quick shocking invitations.
Jesus' question to the disciples is definitely worthy tweeting, "Who do you say that I am?"
Here is the question for the ages.
There are many questions we ask in our life. There are many questions asked to us in our life. But none are as important as the one above. "Who do you say that I am?"
The answer to this one question can break or make our life.
Why does Jesus ask the question?
JEsus wants his disciples to become aware of what's hidden in their own minds and hearts and give voice to their own conviction or lack there of.
It is the conviction of our answer that determine our livelihood. The choices we make in our life proclaim the answer to the question Jesus ask.
Is he the son of the living God? Is He the anointed one of God? What in our life points to that answer? How often in our life do we make Jesus less than who he is so that we can remain comfortable where we are?
Secondly, we hear Jesus say, "If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily and follow me."
Now, we have grown so accustomed to that phrase "take up your cross" that it no longer shocks us.
We must remember the cross was a terrible form of capitol punishment, of execution. It was considered so terrible that it could not be spoken of in front of Roman citizens. IT would be equivalent to the electric chair for us today.
What if JEsus said, "take up your electric chair daily and follow me" would we get it then.
Jesus invites us not only to a life of commitment and deep conviction but ultimately of martyrdom.
Are we ready to give our life away in living our faith?
Deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow me.
This is what it is all about: discipleship.
Denying ourselves is about realization that we are not the most important person in the room. There is always another person who should take center stage and that is Jesus. Denying ourselves is about creating space for him to be made known.
Taking up our cross is about the willingness and readiness to die.
Discipleship we often confuse with the struggle of getting our life together. How much energy is spent on ourselves and truth be told we will continually struggle with getting it together.
This is good. But primarily, discipleship is the struggle to give our life away. It is not so much about commitment or conviction as it is about martyrdom.
We are dead men walking.
The cross we carry is the road to life, to glory, to the kingdom.
Friday, June 21, 2013
POZER
2 corinthians 11:18,21-30; PS 34 from all their distress God rescues the just; MAtthew 6:19-23
"If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness."
A few weeks ago, myself and a group of adults went to a youth conference or convention for those who work with youth, in particular LIFETEEN.
On one occasion, as we gathered for the MASS of the day, the priest, when inviting us to prepare ourselves for the penitential rite, paused to make this observation, "we are all posers."
We are posers. What he went on to say is that all of us through out our life put on a good face, whether it is in our ministry or in our careers or even in our families. We all pretend at times to be better than we really are. We all present ourselves as having it all together, when in fact we are barely holding it together most days.
The penitential rite is an opportunity for us to keep it real. IT that moment of the Liturgy when we are asked to call to mind our sins, our weakness, our failure God comes to bail us out from our own self-confidence and teach us to be more confident in Him and Him alone.
This is what it means when those words pressed upon our lips, I confess to Almighty God and to you my brothers and sisters that I have sinned..."
We, like St. Paul, are boasting in our weakness and entrusting our lives to the strength of God's mercy.
We acknowledge that we all share a dark place and in this common sharing then the light of God's grace can begin to grow.
This is the treasure we store up. This is where our heart is, enthroned on the merciful heart of Christ himself.
Then we assure ourselves that the light with in us is not dark at all.
"If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness."
A few weeks ago, myself and a group of adults went to a youth conference or convention for those who work with youth, in particular LIFETEEN.
On one occasion, as we gathered for the MASS of the day, the priest, when inviting us to prepare ourselves for the penitential rite, paused to make this observation, "we are all posers."
We are posers. What he went on to say is that all of us through out our life put on a good face, whether it is in our ministry or in our careers or even in our families. We all pretend at times to be better than we really are. We all present ourselves as having it all together, when in fact we are barely holding it together most days.
The penitential rite is an opportunity for us to keep it real. IT that moment of the Liturgy when we are asked to call to mind our sins, our weakness, our failure God comes to bail us out from our own self-confidence and teach us to be more confident in Him and Him alone.
This is what it means when those words pressed upon our lips, I confess to Almighty God and to you my brothers and sisters that I have sinned..."
We, like St. Paul, are boasting in our weakness and entrusting our lives to the strength of God's mercy.
We acknowledge that we all share a dark place and in this common sharing then the light of God's grace can begin to grow.
This is the treasure we store up. This is where our heart is, enthroned on the merciful heart of Christ himself.
Then we assure ourselves that the light with in us is not dark at all.
Thursday, June 20, 2013
BABBLE NOT
2 corinthians 11:1-11; Ps 111 Your works, O Lord, are justice and truth; Matthew 6:7-15
What does it mean to babble? It means to talk foolishly, idly or just chatter. How often have we described people as chatter boxes, that is they talk for the sake of talking but not really speak on a level of depth or meaning.
Chatter boxes.
We all have chatter boxes in our life.
Yet, in today's gospel Jesus invites us to not babble in our conversation with God. Jesus wants us to make prayer meaningful. He wants to focus our conversation with God in a way that gets us aware of those things that matter most of all.
So Jesus invites with the following invitation, "this is how you are to pray."
What follows is an all too familiar prayer that has been pressed upon our lips countless times, the "our father" or the "Lord's prayer."
We are invite not to let this prayer become familiar but rather a part of our family dialogue with our Father. Who knows the Father better than Jesus.
When we pray it, we need t think about the words and phrases a little more deeply. What exactly are we being invited to understand about prayer when we pray with these words.
The words create a space for a proper attitude.
St. Benedict states clearly in his rule of life that "our minds must be in accord with our voice." In prayer it isn't thoughts that precedes words but the word of prayer passed on from the lips of Jesus forms our thinking.
We pray with the words of GOd that enter into our mind and heart and slowly transform us to be children as we are called and thus we become one with the living God. The voice of Jesus who teaches us the payer actually prays with us and for us opening our life to a new kind of encounter with the Father.
The voice precedes the thought and in voicing our prayer we are conformed to heavens's delight.
What does it mean to babble? It means to talk foolishly, idly or just chatter. How often have we described people as chatter boxes, that is they talk for the sake of talking but not really speak on a level of depth or meaning.
Chatter boxes.
We all have chatter boxes in our life.
Yet, in today's gospel Jesus invites us to not babble in our conversation with God. Jesus wants us to make prayer meaningful. He wants to focus our conversation with God in a way that gets us aware of those things that matter most of all.
So Jesus invites with the following invitation, "this is how you are to pray."
What follows is an all too familiar prayer that has been pressed upon our lips countless times, the "our father" or the "Lord's prayer."
We are invite not to let this prayer become familiar but rather a part of our family dialogue with our Father. Who knows the Father better than Jesus.
When we pray it, we need t think about the words and phrases a little more deeply. What exactly are we being invited to understand about prayer when we pray with these words.
The words create a space for a proper attitude.
St. Benedict states clearly in his rule of life that "our minds must be in accord with our voice." In prayer it isn't thoughts that precedes words but the word of prayer passed on from the lips of Jesus forms our thinking.
We pray with the words of GOd that enter into our mind and heart and slowly transform us to be children as we are called and thus we become one with the living God. The voice of Jesus who teaches us the payer actually prays with us and for us opening our life to a new kind of encounter with the Father.
The voice precedes the thought and in voicing our prayer we are conformed to heavens's delight.
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