What is the Kingdom of God and the Kingship of Christ? How can we be loyal subjects of this Kingdom? What keeps us from letting Christ rule as King?

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Jesus encourages us to pray constantly. This advice is seconded by St. Paul and many other saints. Scripture teaches us the many benefits of habitual prayer: joy, motivation, peace and fruitfulness. Prayer is the very shape of Christian life: a sharing of our life with Christ's.

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Prayer was a regular part of Jesus' daily life. We can learn a lot from watching when, how and where he prayed.

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Jesus's parable of the widow and the unjust judge teaches us to pray with persistence and intensity. While always confident that God our Father hears and answers our prayers, we are called to exercise this confidence by patient perseverance in our petitions. "Prayer works." This is a fundamental Gospel truth. Prayer is powerful and others depend on our prayers of intercession for them. Prayer of petition brings us closer to God, by reminding us of our status as his creatures and children.

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After the Rich Young Man goes away sad, Jesus tells his disciples twice that it will be difficult for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God. The possession of riches comes with the danger of relying on them too much, seeking our happiness in them, falling into a kind of practical idolatry. The solution to this is detachment or poverty of spirit. Detachment frees our hearts to love God and others.

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When Job sees God he accepts God's plan and submits to his judgment. In this life, our vision of God is always indirect and partial. "We see through a mirror dimly." It takes thus faith to trust in God's plan and his providence especially when things are difficult or go against us. In this life, faith in God's promises substitutes for sight especially in moments when it is hard for us to understand God's ways.

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