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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.

Traditional Prayers Can Change The Heart and Draw It to God.

When I first turned to the Lord, I had a lot to work on. Most people do. I didn’t love the way I should have. I was flawed in many other ways.

One of the things that helped me was the “Our Father” as well as other traditional prayers. When we first come to the Lord, we don’t know how Christians should think, what attitudes a Christian should hold. When we pray the “Our Father” from the heart, it helps our heart to change, to become more Christ-like.

It takes only a moment to pray an “Our Father,” but from time to time, we should meditate on the words. Say each phrase and repeat it, not moving on to the next phrase until we feel that we have really gotten to the bottom of what it is saying.

Lord, teach me through the “Our Father” to pray more deeply.

Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.”

Lent readies our heart and soul for Easter.  Be careful to not be too busy with all the available resources, leave room for quiet prayer and reflection to focus and prepare for the great miracle of the Easter Resurrection.  Jesus died for all of us, He has risen from the dead, and He is with us always, until the end of the age.  This reality fills my heart with joy, and peace, and love.

Today, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. Will you mark the day by attending Mass, receiving ashes on your forehead, fasting, and setting in place a plan for experiencing a holy and spiritual Lenten season?  Will you spend additional time in prayer, in scripture or attending Stations of the Cross?  These practices help us be still and listen to what God wants to tell us. We hear the voice of love itself. What are you waiting for?

I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 28:20