Reflect on your prayer life today

Jesus told his disciples: “Be assured: if the master of the house had known the time when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. You too must be prepared, because at an hour you do not expect, the Son of man will come ". Luke 12: 39-40

This Scripture offers us an invitation. It can be said that Jesus comes to us at an unexpected hour in two ways.

First, we know that one day he will return in glory to judge the living and the dead. His second coming is real and we should be aware that it could happen at any moment. Sure, it may not happen for many years, or even many hundreds of years, but it will happen. There will be a time when the world as it is will end and the new order will be established. Ideally, we live each day by anticipating that day and time. We must live in such a way that we are always ready for that purpose.

Second, we must realize that Jesus comes to us, continually, by grace. Traditionally, we talk about his two comings: 1) his incarnation and 2) his return in glory. But there is a third coming that we can talk about, which is His coming by grace into our lives. And this coming is quite real and it should be something that we are constantly alert to. His coming by grace requires that we are continually "prepared" to meet him. If we are not prepared, we can be sure that we will miss him. How do we prepare for this coming by grace? We prepare ourselves first of all by encouraging the daily habit of interior prayer. An inner habit of prayer means that, in a sense, we always pray. It means that whatever we do every day, our minds and hearts are always turned to God. It's like breathing. We always do it and we do it without even thinking about it. Prayer must become as much a habit as breathing. It must be central to who we are and how we live.

Reflect on your prayer life today. Know that the moments you dedicate each day exclusively to prayer are essential to your holiness and relationship with God. And know that those moments must help build the habit of always being attentive to God. Being prepared in this way will allow you to encounter Christ every moment He comes to you by grace.

Lord, help me cultivate a life of prayer in my heart. Help me always seek you out and always be prepared for you when you come. Jesus I believe in you.