3.8 Come posso pregare con un testo della Bibbia?
La Bibbia contiene la Parola che Dio vuole dirti. Pregare con un testo della Scrittura diventa più facile grazie alla pratica frequente. Non solo crescerai nella fede pregando con testi che ti fanno sentir bene o ai quali puoi facilmente riferirti, ma anche pregando con testi che potresti trovare difficili da comprendere.
Usare frequentemente testi del Nuovo Testamento per la tua preghiera è una cosa positiva, perché ti aiuta a crescere nel tuo rapporto con Gesù. Cerca di entrare nel racconto, immaginare che cosa è successo, e conoscerai meglio Gesù interagendo cpn i testi.
What are the sources of Christian prayer?
They are: the Word of God which gives us “the surpassing knowledge” of Christ (Philippians 3:8); the Liturgy of the Church that proclaims, makes present and communicates the mystery of salvation; the theological virtues; and everyday situations because in them we can encounter God. [CCCC 558]
Can you learn to pray from the Bible?
The Bible is like a wellspring of prayer. To pray with the Word of God means to use the words and events of the Bible for one’s own prayer. “To be ignorant of Scripture is to be ignorant of Christ” (St. Jerome).
Sacred Scripture, especially the Psalms and the New Testament, are a valuable treasury; in it we find the most beautiful and most powerful prayers of the Judeo-Christian world. Reciting these prayers unites us with millions of people from all times and cultures who have prayed, but above all with Christ himself, who is present in all these prayers. [Youcat 491]
Prayer should accompany the reading of Sacred Scripture… As Saint Augustine puts it: “Your prayer is the word you speak to God. When you read the Bible, God speaks to you; when you pray, you speak to God”. Origen, one of the great masters of this way of reading the Bible, maintains that understanding Scripture demands, even more than study, closeness to Christ and prayer. [He] gave this advice: “Devote yourself to the lectio of the divine Scriptures; apply yourself to this with perseverance. Do your reading with the intent of believing in and pleasing God. [Pope Benedict XVI, Verbum Domini, n. 86]
