Obligatory Prayers
A good Christian should at all times remember his Lord and God, especially in the morning when he wakes up; it is a good devotion to give thanks to God the moment that he wakes up, to praise him for his goodness, and for keeping him safe from the perils of the night, to adore him, to ask forgiveness for the sins he committed in the past and to ask for his grace of steadfastness to his will and to help him avoid the proximity of committing sins. It would benefit most the soul who connects his thoughts to God not only at the rising of the sun, but through out his days work, pray constantly is what Saint Paul advise us that we may not give in to the wile of the devil, “the soul is wiling but the body is weak” said our Lord to remind us that we constantly need to pray, to lift our thoughts to God since it is only by doing so that we can fight temptation, prayer is the best weapon against the assault of the enemy who persistently tempts us so that we who are called to the heavenly banquet, to the feast of the angels may not be made worthy join it, that we who are saved by the blood of our Lord would be made unworthy to partake it, pray then always remember to give thanks to God at your waking up, before anything you do, always remember to gave thanks to God, for as what Saint Paul urges us to “Be Thankful to God in everything” and “Do all things in the Name of our Lord”.
To direct the thoughts of the faithful to God, it is advisable that he put in his mind his nothingness, that he recognize that without the aid of our Lord there is nothing that he can do that would prosper, furthermore, to recognize the great love of God for him, that he sent his only son to save him from sins, and from eternal punishment, to know the great mercy of God who came into the world for sinners, and for him, who bless him with everything that he need, who hears him in time of need, who calls him to conversion because he wants him to be with him in the joy of heaven, and that he needs to heed this call every day of his life, and that to know that salvation is a continues observance of the Will of God and his Command, to be aware that it is by grace that he is saved but that he needs to follow the commandment of God, as our Lord stated when a rich young man ask him how is he going to be saved, what must he do to gain eternal life he taught that he must follow the commandment, he needs to recognize all of this things and to plant it to his hearth to fixed it firmly in his mind, and to ask the grace of God to be faithful to Him.
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