How do you pray? Some of us pray through praise and worship. Some pray by reciting the rosary and meditating upon the various mysteries of each day. Some pray using the divine office (where, in some churches, the morning and/or evening prayer is prayed). Some dwell into Christian meditation. So many ways which we can employ to pray to God.
However, how many of us pray especially for others? Some of us pray for ourselves, and perhaps for our family members or friends. But what about for those whom we do not have any family ties, or friendship, or any connection in one way or another? Do we pray for our enemies, those who hurt or persecute us? Do we pray for God's glory, for His Kingdom come and Will be done? Perhaps we need to look closely at how and why we pray, because sometimes our prayers may be only focusing on ourselves and on our circle of friends.
Perhaps a good way to pray is shared with us by St. Paul in today's reading: "Out of his infinite glory, may he give you the power through his Spirit for your hidden self to grow strong, so that Christ may live in your hearts through faith, and then, planted in love and built on love, you will with all the saints have strength to grasp the breadth and the length, the height and the depth; until, knowing the love of Christ, which is beyond all knowledge, you are filled with the utter fullness of God. Glory be to him whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine; glory be to him from generation to generation in the Church and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen." Ultimately, our prayers should be for His glory, and this prayer by St. Paul is a great example of asking God to strengthen us and use us for His glory.
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