Thursday of week 11 in Ordinary Time
Gospel – Matthew 6:7-15
In this famous passage, we have the Lord’s prayer. But before the prayer and after the prayer, Jesus teaches us how to prepare for saying this prayer and how to behave after prayer. Before the prayer, we should have complete confidence in the Lord who knows what we need and what are our problems. Our prayers is not to someone who is not aware of us. We are praying to our Father in heaven who is well aware of each one of us. So this confidence, this trust of a child must be the attitude when we pray. That attitude will help us say, “Thy will be done on earth as it’s in heaven”. Then we must forgive so that our prayers are heard. Without forgiving, we will not receive forgiveness. The Lord’s prayer asks to trust like a child and to forgive like the heavenly Father. Let’s reflect: Do I have the trust of a child and forgiving attitude of the heavenly Father when I pray “Lord’s Prayer”?
Thursday 20 June
