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FEBRUARY 10<br />
KNEELING IN PRAYER<br />
“Then he (Jesus) withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down,<br />
and prayed, ‘Father…’” (Lk 22:41-42)<br />
So Jesus “knelt down” and prayed. Now, I know that there are various<br />
outer and inner forms of prayer. For example, we can go about our<br />
business, doing whatever it is we do, and continuously be aware of<br />
God’s presence, appealing to Him silently, from the heart, or perhaps<br />
whispering our prayer to Him throughout the day. A friend of mine, who<br />
is a very busy mother of several small children, recently told me that she<br />
does this.<br />
But then she added that, from time to time, she must kneel down and<br />
pray, because it is “a more receptive position.” I found this insight very<br />
helpful: Indeed, we receive God’s grace not only in soul, but also in body.<br />
So, communion with God, in prayer, involves my whole being, in soul and<br />
in body. It involves physical actions, like kneeling.<br />
Today I make it a point to kneel down before God, for just a little bit, in<br />
prayer. Let me be more receptive to His grace, both in body and in soul.<br />
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