Saturday, June 2, 2018
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 477 – Part III.
(Youcat
answer - repeated) Learning from Jesus how to pray means entering into his
boundless trust, joining in his prayer, and being led by him, step by step, to
the Father.
A deepening through CCC
(CCC 2610)
Just as Jesus prays to the Father and gives thanks before receiving his gifts,
so he teaches us filial boldness:
"Whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you receive it, and you
will" (Mk 11:24). Such is the power of prayer and of faith that does not
doubt: "all things are possible to him who believes" (Mk 9:23; cf. Mt
21:22). Jesus is as saddened by the "lack of faith" of his own
neighbors and the "little faith" of his own disciples (Cf. Mk 6:6; Mt
8:26) as he is struck with admiration at the great faith of the Roman centurion
and the Canaanite woman (Cf. Mt 8:10; 15:28).
Reflecting and meditating
(Youcat comment) The disciples, who lived in community with
Jesus, learned to pray by listening to and imitating Jesus, whose whole life
was prayer. Like him, they had to be watchful and strive for purity of heart,
to give up everything for the coming of God’s kingdom, to forgive their
enemies, to trust boldly in God, and to love him above all things. By this
example of devotion, Jesus invited his disciples to say to God Almighty, “Abba,
dear Father”. If we pray in the Spirit of Jesus, especially the Lord’s Prayer,
we walk in Jesus’ shoes and can be sure that we will arrive unfailingly in the
heart of the Father.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 2611)
The prayer of faith consists not only in saying "Lord, Lord," but in
disposing the heart to do the will of the Father (Cf. Mt 7:21). Jesus calls his
disciples to bring into their prayer this concern for cooperating with the
divine plan (Cf. Mt 9:38; Lk 10:2; Jn 4:34).
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