October 19, 2013 – Catechism 2742 – 2745

Three interesting facts that seem obvious, but worth reflecting on.  It is always possible to pray.  Have we ever had a time in our lives where we didn’t think we could pray.  Was it because we thought we were so sinful it didn’t matter or because we didn’t think we knew how.  Remember it is always possible to pray and to pray at all times is what we are to aim for.

Prayer is a vital necessity.  It is like air to a Christian life.  Without it, we are not living as Christians, we cannot be.  We cannot live a life in Christ without His assistance and we cannot be assisted by Him unless we are communicating with Him and allowing Him to communicate to us.  That communication is done through prayer.  It is our connection, our life support, and will stop us dead if it is cut off.

Christian life is inseparable from prayer.  That is close to the last one, or at least how I defined the last one, but maybe we can look at it another way.  Can you claim to be living a Christian life and not praying.  Inseparable means that they must both exist for either to exist.  How many so called Christians do you know that do not have an active prayer life.  Do they have any doubts that they are living a Christian life.  I would have fallen into the category many times.  Much like the spirit and the body, faith and works, without prayer, Christian life is dead.