Mental Prayer for July 29 - Ask and It Shall Be Given

Mental Prayer Meditation Helps

Presence of God.

Grace I Ask: Christ grant me complete trust in you.

The Idea: Dr. Steinmetz, General Motors' great scientist, when asked by his colleagues what was the most important line of research to pursue, replied: "Prayer. Find out about prayer!"

Dr. Carrell, world-renowned scientist: "The power of prayer is the greatest power in the world!"

Tennyson: "More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of!"

Christ: "Ask and you shall receive!"

I Speak to Christ: Help me to approach you in prayer with the fullest confidence, Lord. Too often I have only halfway trust in your help, or else I turn to you in earnest only when things go wrong. You should see in me a familiar friend when I come to pray, a friend who habitually trusts in you and talks things over and tries to do just what you want. Help me to persevere in prayer, to show you that I don't doubt your love just because I don't get my request right away. Forgive me for complaining when you decide to give me something other than what I asked for. Help me to remember that, whatever happens, you know what is best and have sent me what is for my greatest good. Let me see in failure, hardship, and suffering your loving hand. I know that even these things are your gifts, that ultimately they will be for my good, if I use them rightly. Help me see that overcoming difficulties will mold my character and enable me to grow in virtue, grace, and merit. O Jesus, I do trust in you; forgive me and strengthen me when I am weak and forgetful!

Thought for Today: "The greatest power in the world!"
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Adapted from Mental Prayer, Challenge to the Lay Apostle
by The Queen's Work,(© 1958)