WEEK 3: THE OUR FATHER PRAYER-Our Relationship With God by Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C.

There are many anointed Lenten online talks and retreats currently. This year, the Friends of Divine 7-part, OUR FAITH JOURNEY WITH JESUS 2021 WEEKLY VIDEO REFLECTION series is a compilation of talks by Fr. Michael Payyapilly V.C.. Parish Priest of Holy Family Church, Doveton, Australia over the past year of how our personal relationship with God must grow and not stay stagnant. 

Every Sunday until Maundy Thursday on this Friends of Divine blog, the 7-part OUR FAITH JOURNEY WITH JESUS 2021 WEEKLY VIDEO REFLECTION SERIES is uploaded to help each of us to examine our personal relationship with Jesus. Am I growing in faith spiritually to a deeper, loving and mission-focussed life for God?

The third video of this series  is  "THE OUR FATHER PRAYER-Our Relationship With God." Fr Michael exhorts us. "Do not babble when saying the Our Father prayer. It is a beautiful prayer. It is a beautiful prayer of experience; a beautiful prayer of encounter; a beautiful prayer of relationship. The Our Father prayer is always about knowing that the Will of God is to be done on heaven and on earth - not our will."

The Our Father Prayer should awaken and stir our hearts every time we pray it. This is the only prayer that Jesus taught us. This one prayer embodies the relationship each one of us need to yearn to build with our Heavenly Father. WIthout a deep meaningful relationship with God our Father, our life on this earth is meaningless.

Divine Australia live-streamed this homily in July 2020.

Next Sunday Fr. Michael will proclaim the Word of God on “ARE YOU PREPARED?"

Please do share this Friends of Divine Lenten 2021 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.