Prayer, More Than Just Words: What A Tax Collector Teaches Us About Humility | Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - October 26, 2025 (Year C)

This week, we are reminded that how we pray is more important than prayer alone - words without the backing of faith are just air.  We are reminded in the Psalm and the reading from Sirach that our Lord always hears our prayers.  We may not always see the immediate response we desire, but we live in a linear sort of time that God is not bound to act in as we are.  But with our prayers reaching God, we must strive to be like the tax collector Jesus speaks of in the Gospel, humbling ourselves in our prayer.  Take St Paul's anecdote about how he was broken down, with no one but God with him.  Paul gained strength from his lowliness and rose to proclaim the Gospel far and wide.  We too must find strength in our humility, a strength of conviction in God's will and not in our own achievements.

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