Paul was somebody who understood prayer and its power. A doctoral student asked the famous scientist "What is there left in the world for original dissertation research?" With considerate thought and profundity Einstein replied, "Find out about prayer.
In 1952, Albert Einstein was delivering a lecture on the campus of Princeton University. And yet, for the believer it remains one of the greatest gift our Lord has given us outside of salvation. It is talked about more than anything else, and practiced less than anything else.
Prayer is, for the most part, an untapped resource, an unexplored continent where untold treasure remains to be unearthed. Over." "Tower to pilot," the dispatcher began, "Repeat after me: "Our Father Who art in heaven.'" He called the control tower and said, "Pilot to tower, I'm 300 miles from the airport, six hundred feet above the ground, and I'm out of fuel. I heard a story the other day of a man who encountered a bit of trouble while flying his little airplane. Instead of it being something we do everyday, like breathing, eating and walking and talking, it seems to have become like that little glass covered box on the wall that says, "break in case of emergency." It is true that so very often we associate prayer with crises in our life. Meyer, the author of the great little book, The Secret of Guidance said, "The great tragedy of life is not unanswered prayer, but un-offered prayer." Grant we beg of you, that we may worthily adore this price of our salvation, and through its power be safeguarded from the evils of the present life, so that we may rejoice in its fruits forever in heaven. Let us pray, - Almighty and eternal God, you have appointed your only-begotten Son the Redeemer of the world, and willed to be appeased by his Blood.
You have redeemed us, O Lord, in your Blood. Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Blood of Christ, only-begotten Son of the Eternal Father,īlood of Christ, of the New and Eternal Testament,īlood of Christ, falling upon the earth in the Agony,īlood of Christ, shed profusely in the Scourging,īlood of Christ, flowing forth in the Crowning with Thorns,īlood of Christ, poured out on the Cross,īlood of Christ, without which there is no forgiveness.īlood of Christ, Eucharistic drink and refreshment of souls,īlood of Christ, consolation of the dying,īlood of Christ, peace and tenderness of hearts,īlood of Christ, freeing souls from purgatory,īlood of Christ, most worthy of all glory and honor,
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