Matthew 18:20
“For
where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of
them.”
I have missed it many times when travelling
abroad. 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”.
And when I am in Mexico, I see to it that I
will attend the bible study every Wednesday.
Together with colleagues, we continue to do so knowing that prayer is
very powerful, knowing the Jesus is within our midst.
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. For 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 God who filled my soul with fire!
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