Matthew 6:7-15 NRSVue
7“When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard because of their many words. 8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9“Pray, then, in this way:
Our Father in heaven, may your name be revered as holy.
10May your kingdom come. May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 11Give us today our daily bread., 12And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one.,
14“For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, 15but if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
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Reflection on Matthew 6:7-15
Inspiration from 2025-06-19 Daily Prayer
Prayer is not a matter of using words but of meeting a Person. When we come to him in prayer, do we really value his company? Do we express this using words from our hearts, or do we merely recite words we have learned off by heart in childhood? Pope Francis wrote, ‘For each disciple it is essential to spend time with the Master, to listen to his words and to learn from him always … So let me ask you: Are there moments when you place yourself quietly in the Lord’s presence, when you calmly spend time with him when you bask in his gaze?’
Further reflection
The Lord’s Prayer is rooted in Jesus’ relationship to the Father and ‘it encompasses the whole of life, inviting us to pray for God’s presence and power to change’.
The familiarity of the words can blind us to their power and the intimacy of the relationship between God and ourselves. ‘Abba’, the word Christ used for ‘father’, is better translated as ‘Daddy’ or ‘Papa’.
Can I take some time today to pray the Lord’s Prayer slowly, asking the Spirit to guide me in meditating on each sentence?
Tak jak każda matka, Maryja była osobą, która miała wielki wpływ na serce swojego Syna. Ona nauczyła go jak kochać, dzielić się, modlić się, współczuć. Ona była pierwszą osobą, która opowiadała mu o Bogu, a Jezus widział, że ona żyła tymi wartościami. Maryjo, kształtuj moje serce i ucz je być blisko serca Jezusa, tak jak blisko Jego serca było serce Twoje.
Ewangelia mówi bardzo otwarcie o tym, że Maryja i Józef nie zrozumieli odpowiedzi swojego syna. Podobnie jest z rodzicami wielu nastolatków. Maryjo, pomagaj rodzicom wierzyć w swoje dzieci, podtrzymywać je w wysiłkach, aby kochać bezwarunkowo.