Many
people called on Jesus during his earthly life for healing, and their prayers
were answered. Jesus, who rose from the dead, listens to our petitions and
brings them to the Father.
[2615-2616,
2621]
Even today we know the name
of the synagogue official: Jairus was the name of the man who begged Jesus for
help, and his prayer was answered.
His little daughter was deathly ill. No one
could help her. Jesus not only healed his little girl, he even raised her from
the dead (Mk 5:21-43).
Jesus worked a whole series of well-attested cures. He
performed signs and miracles. The lame, the lepers, and the blind did not ask
Jesus in vain. There are testimonies also of prayers answered by all the saints
of the Church.
Many Christians can tell stories of how they called to God and
God heard their prayer.
God, however, is not an automat. We must leave it up to
him how he will answer our petitions. 40, 51
He [Jesus] prays for us as our priest; he prays
in us as our Head; we pray to him as our God. Let us therefore hear our voice
in him and his voice in us.
ST. AUGUSTINE
(354-430)
If you would really pray to him for conversion,
it would be granted to you.
ST. JOHN VIANNEY
(1786-1859)
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