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A friend asks: How much do you pray, Louis?Posted by Louis Pominville on November 2, 2008 at 7:34am
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Delete Discussion That took me back a little ... had to think for almost 5 seconds ... then I answered 24 hrours a day.

WHAT ? 24 hrs a day, how is that possible?

Let me explain as I learned this from my Mother 45 years ago or so.

Here is the story:
My Mom who was a devout Catholic, said to me one day:"Louis, I am going to teach how to pray 24 hrs. a day!"

Needless to say, I totally panicked, well, what do you think, I was a teenager (although I was going to church at least once a week), all kinds of thoughts were rushing through my mind; am I going to be like a monk or something?, what? no more play? ... and what about the girls? , oh my God, I am only beginning my life, I have places to go, things to do, people to see and meet - I just about got a massive headache, but never let my Mom know and sat there and listened. She had this serious but peaceful smile on her face.

"Louis, when your eyes are first opened in the morning; say the following prayer- Lord I offer you this day, I ask you to bless all of the people I will meet and think of today, look after each one of them as per Your will Lord." That's it.

I was flaberghasted and oh boy, relieved; there would still be time for me. Wow, that was something.
But I said: "Mom, what if I forget to say that one morning or even a few?"

Mom just smiled and said:"Son, that's why we have insurance"; I am telling you, I was not a stupid kid but I was totally confused, what does insurance have to do with prayer?

Mom said, as she saw that puzzled face fo mine: " Louis, Every Monday morning, as soon as your eyes are open, say the following prayer - Lord, I offer You this week, I ask You to bless all the people I will meet and think of this week, and look after each one of them as per Your will."

Now, I was starting to understand the concept, if I said this prayer at the beginning of the week, and forgot the odd day here and there, I was covered, excellent.

and Mom went to say: "And if you, because life happens, were to forget a week or more and strayed from prayer for any extended period of time, then what you do is every January the 1st, you say this same prayer and use year instead of week, and every ten years, the same, and if for whatever reason, you were to forget for a very long time, do not worry, I said this prayer when you were born, and offered you and your whole life to the Lord."

I tell you, it was not cool ( I was a teenager - sure glad my friends were not around), but I had big huge tears coming down my face, and was so proud of my Mom.

In a few words, she had renewed my faith and I could really feel that Jesus dying for us on the cross, was GOOD ENOUGH for me and all of us.

God bless you on this Sunday the 2nd day of November, 2008.

And today, being the frist Sunday of this ite opening, I would like to say this prayer for all of us:
"Lord, I offer you this day along with this site, I ask You to bless all the people I will meet and think of, and all the people who will read this, and look after each one of them as per Your will".

God bless each and everyone of you,

Louis and Holly

P.S. November is remembrance month, so if any of you want to list the names of the people you would like remembered, please write their names down, Ok.

i.e. Stéphane (son), Terry (friend), Patrick, (grandson), Lucienne, (Mom), René (Dad), Pierre (son-in-law), Flore (great-aunt), Henri, (granfather), Béatrice (grandmother), etc ... so many, I could fill a book.

Always remember, when you pray, to include the prayer request of all people on this site, Ok. Merci!