Ivan of Medjugorje: why does Our Lady teach us to pray?

A thousand times Our Lady repeated again and again: "Pray, pray, pray!" Believe me, even so far she has not yet tired of inviting us to prayer. She is a mother who never tires, a mother who is patient and a mother who is waiting for us. She is a mother who does not allow herself to be tired. It invites us to prayer with the heart, not to a prayer with the lips or a mechanical prayer. But you certainly know that we are not perfect. To pray with the heart as Our Lady asks us to pray with love. His desire is that we desire prayer and that we pray with our whole being, that is, that we join Jesus in prayer. Then the prayer will become an encounter with Jesus, a conversation with Jesus and a true relaxation with him, it will become strength and joy. For Our Lady and for God, any prayer, any type of prayer is welcome if it comes from our heart. Prayer is the most beautiful flower that comes from our heart and grows to bloom again and again. Prayer is the heart of our soul and is the heart of our faith and is the soul of our faith. Prayer is a school that we all must attend and live. If we haven't gone to prayer school yet, then let's go tonight. Our first school should be to learn to pray in the family. And remember that there are no holidays in the school of prayer. Every day we have to go to this school and every day we have to learn.

People ask: "How does Our Lady teach us to pray better?" Our Lady says very simply: "Dear Sons, if you want to pray better then you must pray more." Praying more is a personal decision, praying better is always a grace granted to those who pray. Many families and parents today say: “We don't have time to pray. We don't have time for children. I don't have time to do something with my husband. " We have a problem with the weather. There always seems to be a problem with the hours of the day. Believe me, time is not the problem! The problem is love! Because if a person loves something, he always finds time for this. But if a person doesn't love something or doesn't like doing something, then he never finds the time to do it. I think there is the problem of television. If there is something you want to see, you will find time to watch this program, it is so! I know you think about this. If you go to the store to buy something for yourself, go once, then go twice. Take the time to make sure you want to buy something, and do it because you want it, and it's never difficult because you find the time to do it. And the time for God? Time for the sacraments? This is a long story - so when we get home, let's think seriously. Where is God in my life? In my family? How long do I give him? We bring prayer back to our families and bring joy, peace and happiness back to these prayers. Prayer will bring joy and happiness back to our family with our children and all around us. We must decide to have time around our canteen and be with our family where we can show our love and joy in our world and with God. If we desire this, then the world will be spiritually healed. Prayer must be present if we want our families to be spiritually healed. We must bring prayer to our families.