Quote on praying boldly, maximum

[MarcoPolo]

I think it was from a saint or some well-known Catholic that said something to effect that we should pray boldly and ask for great things because God is not beyond any request. i.e. We shouldn’t be afraid to ask for the greatest and the best, to ask for the maximum, to “shoot for the moon” so to speak. Does this sound familiar to anyone?

 

[Edward_H]

I think it was from a saint or some well-known Catholic that said something to effect that we should pray boldly and ask for great things because God is not beyond any request. i.e. We shouldn’t be afraid to ask for the greatest and the best, to ask for the maximum, to “shoot for the moon” so to speak. Does this sound familiar to anyone?

Not familiar with any one specific quote…but the general encouragement to do so.

I know a priest who encourages us to pray big… “How about asking for all souls in China”

He says it pleases Our Lord that we place such childlike trust in Him.

I like it. We may never see the effects…we might pray for someone…and the next day someone else on the other side of the world wakes ups and says …'I need to get right with God".

 

[ccmcmg]

Just be prepared for your prayer to be answered…Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee! (and occasionally…eeek!)

 

[Regina_Love]

My mother always taught this. She is so much like Mother Angelica. My daughter took Grandma’s lessons to heart. When she was 12 years old she drew a deer tag. She was both excited, and scared. She didn’t want the deer to suffer, so she asked me to pray with her. we prayed as a family. She asked that God would lead her to the biggest buck, on the first day of her hunt, before noon, so she wouldn’t get too tired hiking. She asked God to help her make a good shot so it wouldn’t suffer.

Ha ha, I thought wow, way to ask BIG. Well, just before noon, on the first day of her hunt, she harvested a buck with one shot. It turned out to be the record buck for our extended family! I have six brothers, and even though it’s been 10 years, she still holds the record!

 

[fred_conty]

My mother always taught this. She is so much like Mother Angelica. My daughter took Grandma’s lessons to heart. When she was 12 years old she drew a deer tag. She was both excited, and scared. She didn’t want the deer to suffer, so she asked me to pray with her. we prayed as a family. She asked that God would lead her to the biggest buck, on the first day of her hunt, before noon, so she wouldn’t get too tired hiking. She asked God to help her make a good shot so it wouldn’t suffer.

Ha ha, I thought wow, way to ask BIG. Well, just before noon, on the first day of her hunt, she harvested a buck with one shot. It turned out to be the record buck for our extended family! I have six brothers, and even though it’s been 10 years, she still holds the record!

Love that story. God does love the simple faith of children. If we could just be like them in prayer, so absoluely trusting.

May God bless and keep you. May God’s face shine on you. May God be kind to you and give you peace.

 

[ajecphotos]

At the moment I am praying for a big thing to be sorted out in my life at the moment. I pray that God will help me.