When I started to think about prayer in the Bible - as the priest at Blessed Sacrament suggested we do in this year of mercy - it started to dawn on me. The whole thing can be seen as a book of prayer.
The book of Psalms is certainly a prayer book and hymnal for God’s people. There are other prayers recorded in its pages. There are many examples of people praying, both in groups and privately.
You know, the priest gave us a wry smile when he made the suggestion. Hmmm. Maybe he wanted us to figure it out for ourselves. The Bible is one long prayer - God speaking to man, and man speaking to God.
I guess that’s really obvious and nothing new. Simple and ancient. I like that.
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