Pray, pray, and pray some more!
Prayer is nothing but genuine conversation with God. Prayer, however, is everything to the human being. God responds to our sincerity. Let us always remember that God is love and mercy is His deed; in Him you will find an endless abyss of mercy and new hope for a new life.
Here is a beautiful reflection that I received from the Sisters of Life:
Erasmo Leiva-Merikakis commented on this first Beatitude (Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven) saying, “another way to translate this in more explicit words, ‘How fortunate those who beg for their life’s very breath!…’ to be poor in spirit is to be totally dependent on God even for our very breath. Jesus puts at the head of His beatitudes those who do not forget that “without God you can do nothing!” The Jewish people knew this and it is interesting to note that the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet is the soundless letter “Aleph;” that is before you can say anything you must first take in breath, take in air from outside ourselves. The poor in spirit depend on God in the same way that our lungs depend on air.”
Our God longs to be with us, to give us His life, peace, joy, strength, freedom, healing, forgiveness and mercy. He constantly desires to draw us deeper into His Sacred Heart to show us His Divine Love for us. He comes to be with the ones who need Him, who rely on Him just as they rely on their next breath.
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