RENOVADOS PELA ORAÇÃO
Palestra mostransdo como A oração pode ser uma fonte de renovação diante das angustias da vida.
INTRODUCTION
CONTEXT
B. Life of Jesus Jesus prayed at all the important events in His life—e.g., His baptism (Lk. 3:21), the Transfiguration (Lk. 9:29), and His vigil in the Garden of Gethsemane before the Crucifixion (Mt. 26:36–46 par Mk. 14:32–42; Lk. 22:39–46). Submission to God’s will is paramount in the last of these prayers. Before the selection of the twelve disciples Jesus spent the night in prayer (Lk. 6:12).
Some of His prayers are thanksgivings to God (Jn. 6:11; 11:41; Mt. 26:27 par, at the Last Supper). When some rejected the gospel, in contrast to those who accepted it, Jesus thanked the Father for His sovereignty in revelation (Mt. 11:25f par Lk. 10:21). Other prayers are intercessions. In the great intercessory prayer of Jn. 17, as in the Lord’s Prayer and the OT prayers, are the ideas of glorification of God on earth, protection from evil, and the importance of God’s name. Jesus prayed especially for Peter before His passion (Lk. 22:31f.). His prayer was answered; although Peter’s faith faltered, it did not fail completely (vv 54–62). Jesus also interceded for others when He was on the cross (23:34).
The Gospels tell not only why but how Jesus prayed. Sometimes He spoke with God early in the morning (e.g., Mk. 1:35–38; Lk. 4:42f), at night (Lk. 6:12; Mt. 26:36–46 par), or in private (e.g., Lk. 5:16). He almost always addressed God as “Abba,” an intimate term for “Father.” It is now generally recognized that before Jesus Jews did not use this term as a normal address to God (see ABBA). The sole exception to Jesus’ use of Abba-Father is in the “cry of dereliction” on the cross: “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Mt. 27:46 par Mk. 15:34).