Rain, Prayer, and Bread

I spent most of today in the Twin Cities, providing transportation for my wife, son, and #3 daughter. While they were at a Soo Bahk Do clinic, I had plenty of time to watch the sky cloud over. Happily, the rain didn't start until we were driving back to Sauk Center.

Even better, it kept raining for hours. I had to pay more attention to driving than I'm comfortable with: but we need the rain.

The Lord's Prayer

I thought of writing about the Lord's Prayer for today's post. (Luke 11:1-4; Matthew 6:9-13)

Books could be written about the seven petitions: and have been.

I'll just point out that "your kingdom come, ⁷ your will be done, on earth as in heaven" puts the focus on what God does, not what we want. (Matthew 6:10)

We're still supposed to as for our "daily bread," though. (Matthew 6:11)

Looks like it's okay to ask for what we need. And as I said: we needed that rain.

There's more to the Lord's prayer than bread, of course. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2759-2760, 2761-2776, 2777-2802, 2803-2854)

Rain, St. Cyprian, and Feeling Fatigued

Getting back to yesterday's much-needed rain, there's probably something terribly profound to say about it raining on the just and the unjust. (Matthew 5:45)

I'll link to something St. Cyprian said, a bit about prayer from the Catechism, and leave it at that. Yesterday was a very big day, and I'm pooped.

• "The Lord’s Prayer"
  (St. Cyprian, Treatises: The Lord’s Prayer, 14 – 17.)
• Prayer
  • Is important
    (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2697-2699)
  • May be
    • Vocal
      (Catechism, 2700-2704)
    • Contemplative
      (Catechism, 2709-2719)

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