[stephenkhoo]

Do you know how to pray?

Well for me I just pray the way most people will do natually but I was told by a redemptorist priest that praying is like entering into a romantic relationship with God. Wow! Honestly I don't know how to do it because I cannot see God or touch God however I think it means being totally honest and even if the gravest sin we have to confess and just say to God. Its very difficult for me until now. Why? Ego. Always wanting and worrying how I am perceived, I dont think I can do it 100%. We live in a totally secular world to the sense things around us make us less and less in touch with God. One example is mobile phones. With mobile phones, we don't even use it as a phone but a messaging tool as convenince, words and thoughts are now easily transmitted yes.. its convenient and simple and instantaneous but take the effort to write a card on birthdays or christmas or new year. we simply send or take someones else message and fwd. it has become convenience. similarly when we attend mass nowadays for me I dont even read the missal to prepare for the word of God. Why? because i know there is a projector, I dont bother to find out the readings. Sigh! when for 2000 years there wasn't a bible for the early christians right up to the printing age. even then only the rich or learned had the bible. hence you know why readings are kept as a tradition or lectors. because no one had the bible so they rely on hearing the word in mass.now we have airconditioned, mass booklet or projectors. i really thank God for these graces and gifts and this is the peace we are enjoying now thanks to the God's graces and guidance. Sometimes i feel ashamed for not paying attention to mass readings or sermont.