Praying Carefully
A Lenten Minute Reflection for Thursday, Feb. 26th, 2015
by Dcn Bob Bonomi
In today's first reading, Queen Esther prays that God would turn King Ahasuerus's "heart to hatred" toward Haman and his followers, because of the evil that they intended for the Jews. With the evil in today's world, especially toward Christians, we, too, may be easily tempted to pray for the destruction of those who persecute us. But we must be careful for what we pray for, for God hears our prayers.
God seeks lost souls. Our prayers, then, must be those of Jesus - for the conversion of hearts. For it is only through the action of the Holy Spirit in converting the hearts of those who hate that we will be able to find peace. The early Christians died with forgiveness on their lips and love in their hearts. And if there is love in the heart, then there will be no room for hate. So, when we knock, when we seek, when we pray, it must be without ceasing for that love. Only God's love will heal our broken world.
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