Brooks Babble

~~~ Sirach 48:1-14 ~~~ Psalm 97 ~~~ Matthew 6:7-15 ~~~

Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

Of course this does not mean that we should stop praying

 or speaking with God concerning our needs.

It is like your lungs know you will take

 your next breath before you inhale?

But sometimes taking a deep breath is invigorating...
even healthy.

Elisha was filled with his spirit;

He worked twice as many marvels,

and every utterance of his mouth was wonderful.

God truly blessed Elisha. His prayer to be blessed
 with twice as much grace as Elijah did not fall on deaf ears.

God used the goodness and humility of Elisha to work wonders.
Elisha was a good and faithful servant of the Lord.

This is our calling as well...
to be good/holy and faithful servants to the Lord.

The grace of God illumined the world through Elijah and Elisha.
Is your life illuminating the world with the reflection of God's grace?
How can we make this happen in our world today?

It is possible through fervent prayer followed up with genuine action.
Jesus gives us the perfect prayer in the words of the Our Father.
In the same breath he cautions us to not just babble mindless words.
Prayer is not so much about the formal words,
but rather the disposition of the heart.

You can recite the Our Father
 for hours every day and it not be a true prayer.
...do not babble...

Elijah and Elisha were most effective not because
 of the words they recited,
but rather because of their heart's desire.
They desired above all to please the Lord, God.

It would be incredible to be one who spreads the goodness
of God everywhere.
There is just one catch I do not want to know.
I would like his goodness to manifest itself
after I have passed from the scene.

Everyday we have the opportunity to live the words of the Our Father;
it is possible with his Blessings.

The Lord Bless us and Keep us in his grace.
~~~Peace~~~