A
weekly spiritual video talk will be posted every Saturday on this Friends of
Divine blog until Holy Week. The 7-part
DIVINE LENTEN 2019 WEEKLY VIDEO REFLECTION SERIES - is to help us search
our hearts deeply as to how are we really living for God? Do we put Jesus as
the centre of our life not just during the Holy Season of Lent but in our everyday
living? On Holy Thursday, a Eucharistic
Adoration service will be posted.
This
is the fifth video of the 7-part DIVINE
LENTEN 2019 WEEKLY VIDEO REFLECTION SERIES. At the top of this post is “TO PRAY AS JESUS HAS TAUGHT US” by Rev. Fr. Augustine Vallooran V.C., Director
of Divine Retreat Centre, Kerala, India. In this wisdom-filled episode of LIVING
WATERS, Fr. Augustine shares with holy clarity how we agould pray to God as
Jesus has clearly taught us.
“In
John 15:6, Jesus speaks ‘I am the vine and you are the e branches. If you do
not remain in me, you will be dried up, cut off from me, and you will not bear
fruits.’ What are the fruits Jesus speaks of? It is the Fruits of the Holy
Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) when we are rooted in Jesus through
prayer.”
“All
these beautiful feelings, emotions, attitudes and characteristics will be missing
from our hearts when we are cut off from Jesus. We must be connected to God in
prayer. The power of peace, love, joy and gentleness in our hearts come from
God.”
“For
the Pharisees, prayer was not an experience. It was a routine to pray 5 times a
day. Jesus said, ‘you shall not pray like them: like a habit, a routine, an
obligation, or as a rule.”
“The
Lord is inviting us to be men and women of prayer.”
Next
Saturday, Rev. Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C., will be sharing
the Word of God on “MOTHER MARY, “”DO WHATEVER HE TELLS YOU” (John 2:5).
Please
do share this Divine Lenten 2019 Weekly Video Reflection series with your loved
ones, prayer groups and friends to make this sacred season of Lent a truly
transforming experience in our Christian life.
No comments:
Post a Comment