By Sr. Rosalie Pizzo 

This Sunday, the Gospel's message is "Lord, teach us how to pray." Is this not a life-long desire within each of us as it was in the hearts of the disciples of Jesus?

Our earliest recollection of this desire for learning how to pray was initially the task of our parents. Each evening, my siblings and I were led by the hand to the side of the bed, we knelt, clasped our hands and said our prayers. The emphasis was mainly on posture and saying the right words. How then did we transition from the mechanics of prayer to the essence - that loving conversation with the One Who draws our undivided attention to that place of saying less, listening more, so as to engage us in a more profound dialogue?