Wednesday October 6, 2021 - Twenty-seventh week of Ordinary Time - You have received a Spirit that makes you sons; it is in him that we cry "Abba", Father - Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 11, 1-4

This passage from the Gospel contains the prayer we have received from the Lord, the most beautiful prayer: the "Our Father". But why this qualification of "more beautiful"? Because it is addressed to God, the highest, the most worthy. In addition, the requests that are made there are the graces he lavishes, namely his love and benevolence.

But we, beggars of his graces, are we worthy of it? Certainly not, but this is precisely what should make us turn to him, because Jesus has already affirmed: "if you forgive men their faults, your heavenly Father will also forgive you". So Jesus shows us how to truly pray. Praying should not be done in a rush. Prayer must be the air we breathe at every moment so that the soul has the life-giving breath. It is also a conversation, a dialogue between father and son to maintain an intimate relationship.

What should we take away from this prayer so that it does not become a simple routine recitation?

First, it is a complete and perfect Christian prayer. A prayer that reflects our being as a son of God and a disciple of Christ, therefore there is no place for begging. The "Our Father" is also the summary of the ten commandments because it expresses at the same time obedience to God the Father, the sanctification of his name and the wish for the advent of the Kingdom.

Then, the Our Father also expresses the will to bow to the will. The will of God is the advent of his Kingdom in this world, that is to say a world of love, holiness and peace. It is to continue the efforts for the accomplishment of his will that we implore his mercy. Give us the bread we need ... Forgive us our sins ... Do not allow us to enter into temptation ... These are the graces that are necessary for us so that we can, in our daily life, work so that God's will is done.