Traditional prayers fight off the attitudes of the world.
Our conversion to Christ is a change of attitudes from those of the world to those of a Christian. Every day, the world proposes its attitudes as something good that should be lived. But often what the world proposes as good is actually harmful to us.
How do we resist? By constantly repeating to myself and meditating on Christian attitudes. We need to develop an eternal understanding.
This is what can happen in using traditional prayers. It is a way of helping our heart understand and embrace the Christianity we profess. The Christian who disdains traditional prayers is rejecting a powerful tool of conversion.
Lord, teach me to through the “Our Father” to pray more deeply.
Smitten With Goodness 