575. How may we strengthen our filial trust? (part 3 continuation)
(Comp 575 repetition) Filial trust is
tested when we think we are not heard. We must therefore ask ourselves if we
think God is truly a Father whose will we seek to fulfill, or simply a means to
obtain what we want. If our prayer is united to that of Jesus, we know that he
gives us much more than this or that gift. We receive the Holy Spirit who
transforms our heart.
“In brief”
(CCC 2756) Filial trust is put to the
test when we feel that our prayer is not always heard. The Gospel invites us to
ask ourselves about the conformity of our prayer to the desire of the Spirit.
To deepen and explain
(CCC 2739) For St. Paul, this
trust is bold, founded on the prayer of the Spirit in us and on the faithful
love of the Father who has given us his only Son (Cf. Rom 10:12-13; 8:26-39).
Transformation of the praying heart is the first response to our petition. (CCC
2740) The prayer of Jesus makes Christian prayer an
efficacious petition. He is its model, he prays in us and with us. Since the
heart of the Son seeks only what pleases the Father, how could the prayer of
the children of adoption be centered on the gifts rather than the Giver?
Reflection
(CCC 2741) Jesus also prays for us
- in our place and on our behalf. All our petitions were gathered up, once for
all, in his cry on the Cross and, in his Resurrection, heard by the Father.
This is why he never ceases to intercede for us with the Father (Cf. Heb 5:7;
7:25; 9:24). If our prayer is resolutely united with that of Jesus, in trust
and boldness as children, we obtain all that we ask in his name, even more than
any particular thing: the Holy Spirit himself, who contains all gifts. [END]
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