“… as we forgive those who trespass against us” (Mt 6:12).
We know very well how important it is to our Father that, having experienced His mercy again and again, we too should be merciful to others. In fact, one of the worst attitudes is when people do not want to forgive. They close their hearts and, with their accusation, continue to exercise a certain power over those who, in their opinion, have done unforgivable things.
‘Give us this day our daily bread’ (Mt 6:10).
Jesus invites us to naturally include the needs of our daily life in our prayer. Our daily food also comes from our heavenly Father, even if we have to work for it with the sweat of our face (cf. Gen 3:19). Ultimately, our abilities and the success of our work depend on God’s grace. Read More
“Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Mt 6:10).
To do the Father’s holy Will was the food of our Lord Jesus Christ (Jn 4:34). With these words Jesus expresses the joy and naturalness with which He fulfilled the Will of the One who sent Him. This was his life!
‘Thy kingdom come’ (Mt 6:10).
The Kingdom of our Father is full of justice, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit (cf. Rm 14:17). Already here, in our earthly life, these aspirations can be realised, for, as we say in the Lord’s Prayer, the Kingdom of God is to come on earth as it is in heaven.
When God exercises His dominion, He will, as the Scriptures say, “judge between the nations, and shall decide for many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.” (Is 2:4).
(Mt 6,10)
Is the establishment of the Kingdom of God here on earth only a beautiful dream or a pious wish? Is it a promise yet to be fulfilled or a mere memory of a Paradise lost? Read More
‘Hallowed be thy name’ (Mt 6:9).
The Name of our Father must be hallowed by people on earth, as it undoubtedly is in heaven, where angels and saints worship our Father with reverence and love, as described in the Book of Revelation: And all the angels stood round the throne and round the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God for ever and ever! Amen” (Rev 7:11-12). Read More
‘Our Father, who art in heaven’ (Mt 6:9).
The suggestion of a brother and the custom of kneeling during the Lord’s Prayer in the Liturgy of the Hours in Lent have led me to dedicate a series of meditations to this prayer, looking more closely at each of its affirmations and placing them in the context of God the Father’s message to Sr. Eugenia. Read More
“To listen to the Spirit is supreme wisdom; to live in intimacy with Him is a source of joy” (Inner Word).
The Father and the Son have not left us orphans (Jn 14:18), but have sent us the Holy Spirit to guide and strengthen us in all things. He is the Teacher and sure guide of our spiritual life. If we do not abandon or relativise the authentic doctrine and moral teaching that the Church has always handed down to us, then we fulfil the conditions for our Master to teach us ever more deeply.
“As long as man does not live in the truth, he cannot taste real freedom” (Message of God the Father to Sister Eugenia Ravasio).
True freedom consists in living according to God’s Will. Anything that separates us from Him inevitably leads to a lack of freedom because, as the Father says in His message, we are then outside the true law, for obedience to which He created us. Consequently, we live in opposition to the deepest meaning of our existence and cannot enjoy the fruits of true freedom, which our Father can only give us in fullness if we live according to His Will.
