Praying for more understanding

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The Lord Is My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Tuesday, Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, Year I, 18 February 2025
Genesis 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10     <*000><  +  ><000*>     Mark 8:14-21

When he became aware of this he said to them, “Why do you conclude that it is because you have no bread? Do you not understand or comprehend? Are your hearts hardened? Do you have eyes and not see, ears and not hear? Do you still not understand?” (Mark 8:17-18, 20)

Yes,
dear Jesus,
I still do not understand;
enlighten my mind and my heart,
Jesus,
to see your light,
to find your face
among the people I meet
so I could understand more;
I still do not understand
so many things
and people, Lord Jesus,
because I have become numb
and oblivious to your presence;
worst,
I have become so complacent
with those around me
without realizing
their needs
nor situation
as I focus more on
what I have
and what I do not have.

Cleanse my heart 
and my mind,
Jesus,
like what the Father did
to earth at the time of Noah;
wash away my many
presumptions
and prejudices
against others
so I may understand more,
stop concluding right away
until I have seen more
in order to love more
like you.
Amen.