Episode Transcript
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In the name of the Father,
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and of the Son
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and of the Holy Spirit.
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Amen.
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Lord, I give you thanks for my life,
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for my ministry,
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and for everything.
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But please show me the way.
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Lord, I need you.
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My dear friends,
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prayer flows from Heaven first.
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And many of us like to think
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that prayer is somehow our idea.
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That if we come up with the right words
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or think the right thoughts,
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that God may give us what we want.
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But that is getting it backwards.
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Long before we ever thought to pray,
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God has been present with His love for us.
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He has cared for us without boasting
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and thought about us in every kindness.
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We owe everything to God,
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our lives,
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our thoughts,
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and our relationships.
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Prayer must be our answer
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to these beautiful gifts from God.
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St Therese of the Little Flower said
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prayer was a burst from the heart.
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A simple glance thrown toward Heaven.
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And a cry of thanksgiving
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and love in times of trial
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as well as in times of joy.
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And one of the great struggles in prayer
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is how quiet God can sound to us.
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We want to hear Him speak
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the way we speak.
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We wait for a feeling,
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a sign,
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or a lightning bolt.
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We worry that if we don't feel something,
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God isn't listening.
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But, my dear friends,
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faith isn't a feeling,
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it is a commitment.
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Like the water hitting these rocks.
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Shaping them.
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Prayer is often about the steady,
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and quiet persistence
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of an answer in love.
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It is not about changing God’s mind
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or receiving a miracle.
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It is about letting God’s love change us.
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So my dear friends,
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don't worry about the words.
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Don't worry if your mind wanders.
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Just show up.
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God is already there,
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waiting for you and I,
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to notice Him.
