Vatican City: Pope Francis says the Bible sees people praying for peace, and real prayer frees us from the smell of violence. The Pope was delivering a message through the visual media following the reading of the Holy Scriptures on Wednesday. The Pope said that prayer opens the door to God.
Our consideration today is more about the prayer of the righteous. God’s plan for mankind is excellent. But we experience the presence of evil in our daily lives. The first chapters of the book of Genesis describe the gradual spread of evil in human affairs. Adam and Eve doubted God’s good intentions. They think that they are dealing with a jealous God who hinders their happiness. That is where the opposition begins: they no longer believe in a glorious Creator who wants their happiness. In the second generation of hell, evil becomes more and more destructive. That is, the incident of Cain Abel takes place.
However, in the first pages of the Bible, there is another story that is dull, humble, devoted and represents the redemption of hope. Although almost all of them are ruthless, hateful, and conquer the human control system, there are individuals who are able to pray to God earnestly and have the ability to change their destiny. Abel offers God the first fruits.
As we read these accounts, prayer is a symbol of man’s restraint and refuge before the wave of evil in the world. We pray for our own salvation. The meaning of the first pages of the Bible is that people are peacemakers: in fact, true prayer frees us from the smell of violence. It is a look to God to take care of the human heart again. Prayer is powerful because it attracts the strength of God. The power of God gives life forever.
That is why God’s dominion often passes through a network of men and women who are misunderstood or marginalized in the world. But the world lives and grows by the power of God that these servants of God are attracted to by their prayers. Prayer is always a life cycle. There are many men and women who pray. It is important that infants learn to pray. It may be forgotten later, but another path may be taken. Nevertheless, the prayers learned on the day of the child remain in the heart. Because it is the seed of life, the seed of conversation with God.
The journey of God in the history of God passes through the people of prayer: a group of people in hell who have not conformed to the law of the mighty, but who pray to God to perform miracles, especially to transform the hearts of flesh into flesh. It is helpful for prayer. Prayer says that prayer opens the door to God and often transforms our stone heart into a human heart. The pope concluded his message with an apostolic blessing.
