Till When?

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Hi everyone,bintulu here.😃
Till when does our prayer become lip service,as explained by Jesus in the Divine Mercy book of Saint Faustina,

They serve me with their lips,but their hearts are far away from me.

How do we know when we are offering lip service.I see many people pray the rosary in my parish,but I dont know if they are genuinely praying from the heart or not.
Im scared all the praying I did for the last 2 years were just lip service to Jesus.:eek:

Is it when someone does not have intention to pray then it is called lip service.
 
They serve me with their lips,but their hearts are far away from me.
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I think it’s pretty self explanatory 🙂

What were you thinking about while you were praying ? I find it hard to believe that you were praying for two years straight while thinking about other things than God’s love… Not that it may not happen from time to time, but all the time ? Unlikely.
 
The passage has to be understood theologically. Jesus was talking from the psalms and other OT writings. It was a common way of saying that the natural product of prayer is charity. The people to whom he was referring were those who engaged in ritual prayer, but not in charity. St. James explains it more cleverly when he says, “Show me you faith and I will show you my works.” St. Paul goes into great detail about what love is. Does that help?

Fraternally,

Br. JR, OSF 🙂
 
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Hi How do we know when we are offering lip service.I see many people pray the rosary in my parish,but I dont know if they are genuinely praying from the heart or not.
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this is not your concern
Im scared all the praying I did for the last 2 years were just lip service to Jesus.

Is it when someone does not have intention to pray then it is called lip service
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.this is your concern
if you are concerned that your prayer be fruitful and devout, then you are not just giving lip service, for that very reason
 
Thank you for your replies.I have better understanding now.And yes,it does help Br.JR:)
 
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