before you ask Him

“In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them. Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” (MT 6: 7-8)

We are children of God; we are loved, and all we need is recognition of Our Lord’s love. He knows “what we need before we ask Him: “your Father knows what you need before you ask him.”  We do not need words for communicating our needs; we need words to communicate our love to Him. 

“You have received a spirit of adoption as sons through which we cry: Abba! Father!