What To Pray For 

   “God is not in the business of tweaking.  He’s in the business of transformation.” (Matthew Kelly, “Rediscover Jesus”) 

   We pray for too little.  We ask God to make small adjustments in our life when what He wants is to remake our life.  The minutia we often pray for is an insult to the life He wishes us to have.

   The Baltimore Catechism tells me that “God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him forever in Heaven.”  He didn’t make me to be wealthy though there is nothing wrong with wealth when used properly.  He didn’t make me to be famous or well-known in the world.  There is no need for physical prowess or beauty.  All of these are things many ask for in prayer.

   Rather, we need to ask God to make us the person He created us to be.  He wants to make us holy and take us to Himself.  Our prayer should be to live according to His will and accept the rest as it may come or go.

   Prayers for a sunny day when there is a picnic planned are fine, asking for health is certainly appropriate, as is praying for the well-being of others.  But our prayers must always be subject to the will of God.  Most of all let us pray that He transform us into the person He intended us to be.