"Elijah was a man of the same nature as ourselves; he prayed earnestly that he might not please, and there was no rain on earth for three years and six months" (James 5:17). This text of the Epistle of James mentions Elijah as an example of a man of prayer....
Lire la suite"You ask, and you do not receive, because you ask badly, in order to satisfy your passions" (James 4: 3). I suppose you sometimes said to your young children, who were asking for something : "I do not hear", not because you were deaf but because they...
Lire la suite"Pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:17). Through two parables, Jesus emphasizes the importance of praying without relaxing. We find these two beautiful stories in the gospel of Luke (Luke 11: 5-8 and Luke 18: 1-8). In these two texts, Jesus reminds...
Lire la suite"When an unfortunate man cries, the Lord hears, and saves him from all his troubles" (Psalm 34: 7). Anxiety, depression, discouragement, fear, sadness can melt into our lives in various circumstances. What to do ? It is said that one day, the famous composer...
Lire la suite"Pray and pray at all times by the Spirit, watch over this with all perseverance ..." (Ephesians 6:18) What does it mean to pray by the Spirit ? In the Epistle to the Corinthians, the apostle speaks of two ways of praying : "I will pray with the spirit,...
Lire la suite"Whatever you ask in my name, I will do so, that the Father may be glorified in the Son, and if you ask anything in my name, I will do it" (John 14: 13-14). One of Jesus' last recommendations concerning prayer was to remind his disciples that they had...
Lire la suite"For unto thee are the kingdom, the power, and the glory in all ages." (Matthew 6:13). Jesus finishes, the model of prayer of "our Father", by this magnificent doxology. Prayer, taught by Jesus, begins with God and ends with God. The Lord invites us,...
Lire la suite"Keep us from yielding to temptation, and above all, deliver us from the devil" (Version of the Sermon Matthew 6:13). This prayer expresses our need to depend on the help of God. We need God crucially. We are aware that we can not rely on our own ability...
Lire la suite"Do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one" (Matthew 6:13). The last request mentioned in our Father is related to the need that we feel to be delivered from evil. It is important to emphasize that this request for the delivery...
Lire la suite"Bless those who persecute you, bless and curse not" (Romans 12:14). Among the various forms of prayer, let us remember this one : The prayer of blessing. Let us remember that this form of prayer was used by the patriarchs such as Jacob or Moses. We find...
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