Our Prayers Alone Are Not Enough

Have you ever stopped to consider that our paryers alone to God are not worthy enough without Christ? We, sinful people that we are, can not expect to 'dial up' God by signing ourselves with the Cross and expect to speak directly with Him.

It doesn't quite work that way. Just the same as no soul can enter Heaven unless it is pure, usually through a period of purification in Purgatory. We are not worthy to approach God on our own.

When Christ died on the Cross and His side was pierced with a spear it gushed forth Blood and Water - the mingling of the normal (water) and the Divine (Christ's Blood).

Now we can access God by being assisted by Jesus. Jesus allows us access to God that was previousely not allowed. We have an 'in,' we know someone on the inside.

Each week when we attend Mass, our prayers are joined with Christ's as our petitions are made to God the Father. This is symbolically done by the Priest adding the water to the wine prior to the words of consecration.

It is through the act of Christ's death that we receive the grace to be able to approach God. The joining together of Christ to ourselves is the greatest gift we have ever received.

Christ supporting us. Christ walking with us to the Father. Blood and Water.

Isn't it amazing?

Peace be with you