FAMILY TIME

Matthew 18:20

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

Every Sunday, we all see to it that we are together as family – hearing mass, having lunch and dinner. When eating out, it is also great to see that either my son or my daughter would lead the prayer before meal. We just hope that the families in the other tables would do the same. For isn’t it heart-warming to see parents and their kids coming before God as a family? I can’t help but smile when I see whole families hear mass together every Sunday. My face light up when I visit homes where children and parents pray together. Truly, “the family that prays together, stays together”.

When we pray as a family or with friends, we let the other members know how we feel and what our concerns are. Our company’s prayer brigade have interceded many times for the healing of friends and loved ones. And we continue to do so knowing that prayer is very powerful.

We believe that many of our prayers lifted up as a family, especially of healing and blessing have been heard and answered. Pray with your family today. Make it a habit. You may want to start with short, formal prayers. Inevitably, once you have established the routine, you will progress to saying your own prayers as a family.

Together as a family, let us pray +

Almighty Father, thank You for loving us and providing food, shelter, and each other. Every moment of our lives is a gift and we appreciate all the time You have given us to be with each other, loving one another and sharing that love with others. Keep far from us, above all else, the blemish of sin. Protect us and our house from all evils and misfortunes, but grant that we may be ever resigned to Your divine will even in joy and in sorrows. Finally give unto all of us the grace to live in perfect harmony and in the fullness of love toward our neighbors and friends.

Amen +

Blessed be the name of the LORD, both now and forever.