Jesus said to his disciples:
“In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him. “This is how you are to pray: ‘Our Father who in heaven . . .” (Mt 6:7-15)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/061622.cfm
The prayer that Jesus gave us teaches us everything we need to know about God. We can never exhaust its meaning in the life of believers everywhere. The prayer invites us to trust God with all our needs . . . because we are loved completely.
These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.
Thursday, Week XI, Ordinary Time
