Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Pray, but do not heap up empty phrases

Morning: Psalms 61, 62; Leviticus 16:20-34; I Thessalonians 5:1-11
Evening: Psalm 68; Matthew 6:7-15

Keep it brief and to the point! Jesus teaches: Pray, but do not heap up empty phrases. To demonstrate, he gives us the Lord’s Prayer ... <<Pray in this way: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not bring us to the time of trial but rescue us from the evil one.>> 58 timeless words containing a universe of meaning. Sometimes, less is more.

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