Where two or three meet in my name, I shall be there with them[1]. Christ’s presence in our life is indispensable. We always need him and he is always close to us. We acknowledge this presence by prayer as often as we can. Sometimes a substantial amount of time can be devoted to this acknowledgement. At other moments, the prayer, which honours his presence, is a brief connecting to the One who is most important to us. Our wanting to pray and our doing so...
I thirst [1], cried out Jesus just before he died. Give me a drink [2]. The Lord asks for the help of those whom he has come to help. It was about the sixth hour [3]. From the heart of his passion comes the cry I thirst. Jesus thirsts for the salvation of the world. If you only knew what God is offering, and who it is that is saying to you: Give me a drink [4]. We are slow to recognise our saviour on the cross and elsewhere. I wonder if he is the Christ...