Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Tuesday of the Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time
Umakyat si Jesus sa bundok upang manalangin, at magdamag Siyang nanalangin sa Diyos. Nang magbukang-liwayway, tinawag Niya ang Kanyang mga alagad, at mula sa kanila ay pumili Siya ng Labindalawa, na tinawag din Niyang mga Apostol. Luke 6:12-13
Nang umagang iyon, matapos magdamag na manalangin si Jesus, gumawa Siya ng ilang napakahalagang pasiya. Pinili Niya ang Kanyang unang labindalawang obispo, ang Labindalawang Apostol. Kapansin-pansin na ginawa lamang Niya ang pasiyang ito matapos ang magdamag na pananalangin.
In a sense, Jesus did not “have” to pray. But He did. He prayed because this is who He is. He is the Son of the Father and His most important relationship was the one with the Father in Heaven. Thus, His prayer was one that was natural to His divine life and essence. Spending the night in prayer, separated from everything but His Father, was a normal expression of His perfect love and communion with the Father.
Ngunit ang Kanyang oras ng pananalangin ay isa ring karaniwang paraan ng paghahanda Niya para sa mga pasiyang gagawin Niya kinabukasan. Muli, hindi naman sa kinailangan Niyang manalangin upang makapili nang tama. Sa halip, ang Kanyang pananalangin ay bahagi lamang ng banal na proseso ng paggawa ng tamang pagpili. Isa itong paraan ng ganap na pagpapasakop Niya araw-araw ng Kanyang kalikasang pantao sa kalooban ng Ama, upang patuloy Niyang maisabuhay sa mundong ito ang kalooban ng Ama sa bawat araw.
Jesus also sets a wonderful precedence for us. We, unlike our Lord, need to pray in order to know and fulfill the will of the Father. We do not walk in perfect harmony with God each and every day and each moment of the day. Thus, while Christ’s prayer was an earthly expression of Him living who He already was, our prayer is a surrender to whom we are called to become. We must become Christ, striving to live in perfect communion with Him and in accord with the perfect will of the Father.
Reflect, today, upon the need you have to spend time in prayer so as to enter more deeply in union with our Lord. Reflect, especially, upon the importance of doing so prior to making the various decisions you need to make in life. Pray before you act and allow our Lord to be the one who enters into your life and directs you in accord with His holy will.
Lord, give me a heart that longs to be with You in prayer, each and every day. Help me to daily surrender my entire life to You without reserve. As I surrender my life, I thank You for entering in and directing all my actions. My life is Yours, dear Lord, my life is Yours. Jesus, I trust in You.
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