Daily Prayer

 

Day 11. Prayer is the key to open the house, which our Lord prepared for each one of us. 

  Our Lord is inviting us to find our secret place, the castle which God has given us. Let us pray with a humble and wailing heart. The intensity of tears and in the fullness of love of God is the invitation, to be alone with Him in silence. The tears are the blessing from God those whom love Him and make themselves humble in front of God and men. We should be like beggars in the presence of God like Lazerous sitting in front of the gate of a rich man’s house. This will happen, when we humble ourselves and produce the wholesome virtue of holiness. Then we start producing the fruit of the Holy Spirit.  “Fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, trustfulness, gentleness and self control.” Gal. 5: 22. This is the way prayer goes and prayer is always to be filled with the love of God. 

  Jesus already made the castle or house for each one of us when he resurrected and ascended into heaven. But we have to be qualified for that according to His will. The first thing we have to do is pray, pray and pray!!! Prayer is the key to our castle which God has prepared for us. Prayer is the union with God and the oneness with Him. Pray to our Lord for the holiness with a contrite heart.  “But my eyes always are drawn to the person of humble and contrite heart and those trembles at his Word.” Is. 66:2. There is no other way to approach the divine door of Kingdom. That’s what Jesus says: ‘In my Father’s house there are many places to live in; otherwise I would have told you. I am going now to prepare a place for you……….’Jon. 14: 2-3. Each castle will be different according to the measure of our faithfulness.

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Day 10

Lord, let Your love embrace us in our prayers

  God will put so many beautiful things in the castle which St Therese of Avila explained in her Book of Interior Castle. When we pray, be humble in front of our Lord, then we cannot imagine how it will please us with a tremendous joy in our heart. How marvelous the joy and pleasure will be, when it will strengthen us. We will overcome all the temptations, persecutions and all kind of tribulations. Jesus’ love will make us happy in our life; nothing will be more important than the work of His Will. This will be our eternal asset which no one can steal from us. St. Paul says: ‘But what were once my assets I now through Christ Jesus count as losses. Yes I will go further: because of the supreme advantage of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, I count everything else as loss.’ Phil. 3: 7-8. When we start to explore the prayer and union with Him, God’s glory will shine in the whole Castle. Our heart  and mind will multiply with tremendous light of all eternal virtues. Then we will experience the beauty of Heaven in holiness by our way of life in Christ.

Daily Prayer

Day 9, Lord, make us humble to reach Your House 

Prayer the Hidden Castle

  Prayer is like a soul searching for her castle as St. Theresa of Avila describe about. God has made for each one of us a castle to stay in union with Him. How can we approach this castle? By humility and holiness we find our room in Heaven. That’s what Jesus says: “In my Fathers’ house there are many places to live in; otherwise I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.”Jon 14:2. Jesus himself says about this castle and the special place which he already prepared in his Spirit. The soul will understand this by the grace of God. Without His grace we cannot do anything. God’s presence will be there to save His children and mould them according to their faithfulness in Him. Our faithfulness should be tested by fire. ‘but each person's handiwork will be shown for what it is. The Day which dawns in fire will make it clear and the fire itself will test the quality of each person's work. 14 The one whose work stands up to it will be given his wages; 15 the one whose work is burnt down will suffer the loss of it, though he himself will be saved; he will be saved as someone might expect to be saved from a fire.’ 1Cor. 3: 13-15.