Prayers are an important part of our relationship with God,
but they are just words unless we pray with purpose. This week in class we will
be talking about worshiping God and how to do so we have to pray with our whole
heart. Some of the prayers we say in Mass are routine for parishioners that it
can be easy to just say the words without considering their meaning. I am
guilty of doing this and recently I have been trying to focus more on what the
words in our prayers mean. I feel like this can be practiced in other parts of
our life. We need to have the right intentions when we are helping others and
not expect things in return. We can have the appearance of being a good person
and behaving in a way that is pleasing to the Lord, but only He knows our true
intentions and what is in our heart.
The past few weeks have been challenging for me and I have
found myself not turning to God when I really need Him. I’ve been letting the
stress of work get to me and instead of turning to Him, I’ve been trying to
deal with it on my own. Now that things have calmed down a little I’ve had time
to reflect and realize I need to stop thinking I can solve these problems. I
think I will continue to learn ways bring all things to Him—both good and
bad—and He will help guide me and learn how to find peace in even stressful
situations. I have always been one to worry about what other people think of me
and making a good impression on others. I need to keep in mind that as long as
I am working hard and putting my heart into my work, it will be pleasing to the
Lord. In the end, that is what really matters.
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