After the miracle of the loaves Jesus goes off to pray. We are not told what he prays about, but perhaps that is not as important as the act of praying itself. Jesus gives us a model of living and in this model both work and prayer are needed. Prayer allows us to put our works into context and offer them up to God for the reparation of sins, ours and others. It is a time when we allow God to speak to our hearts and minds. Jesus also goes off alone and as such reminds us that solitude and silence are needed in order to enter into the deep prayer God is calling us to in our daily lives.
How do we marry our work and prayer life? Do we seek the solitude and silence necessary for deep contemplation or are we too busy with worldly things? How do we use our prayer life to replenish and renew ourselves?
O Lord, lead us to a place of peace when we are praying to you and silence all those things which keep us from listening to your voice.
Amen.
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