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Reflection
 53:  Article 39, 40 of  THE DOGMATIC CONSTITUTION ON THE CHURCH
 


                                       LUMEN GENTIUM
, 1964 


Every Christian is called to be a good person,
to grown in goodness,
to become a better and better person,
to pray each day,
to be a "saint", "another Christ"

Some Christians follow the "Gospel counsels" in a special way
to witness to the Good News and pray for the world

Many groups of nuns and "religious" priests/brothers,
now pray in public with "the people"
rather than in private, by themselves

Instead of having Morning and Evening Prayer
in their private chapels,
they now pray in the local church
(if it's open!)

The time has long past for getting away from the idea
that "prayer is something that priests and nuns do"

Prayer is as natural and as necessary for every Christian,
from children to elders,
as breathing and eating

Jesus, please help all Christians have a love for prayer,
from their earliest days
to their final moments

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