Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples." He said to them, "When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come.” (Lk 11:1-13)
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Lord, teach us to pray . . . Pope Francis in his message for the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly says: “We are called to be artisans of the revolution of tenderness in our world! Let us do so by learning to make ever more frequent and better use of the most valuable instrument at our disposal and, indeed, the one best suited to our age: prayer. “Let us too become, as it were, poets of prayer.” Pope Francis encourages us to be "poets of prayer" and to find our own words as well as to take up again the words of Scripture. I think of my grandmother and all the wonderful seniors who have been a part of my life and who have taught me to find my own words and to pray.
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.
XVII Sunday, Ordinary Time—World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, July 24
