We rarely hear ourselves say, “If only I had more time to eat...” or “if only I had more time to watch television...” We find the time to do those things that either we must do, or that we want to do. They become part of our routine, and we plan our day around those “constant” factors. Prayer should be one of those unchangeable elements of daily life around which all other things are arranged. We might be amazed at the effect it would have!
The diary of a priest, being random thoughts and various things of possible interest from the Pastor of Our Lady of the Atonement Church in San Antonio, Texas.
07 August 2011
Time to pray...
We rarely hear ourselves say, “If only I had more time to eat...” or “if only I had more time to watch television...” We find the time to do those things that either we must do, or that we want to do. They become part of our routine, and we plan our day around those “constant” factors. Prayer should be one of those unchangeable elements of daily life around which all other things are arranged. We might be amazed at the effect it would have!
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So true. Fr., if someone cannot keep the entite daily office, is there a rule you could reccomend for daily prayer?
This is akin to saying "The only thing we can do now is to pray" when we properly should be praying all along.
This is akin to saying "The only thing we can do now is to pray" when we properly should be praying all along.
I needed this reminder, thank you.
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