--- title: Daily Readings Reflection for 1/7/11 description: Daily Readings Reflection for 1/7/11 --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2011/01/07/daily-readings-reflection-for-1711#) # Daily Readings Reflection for 1/7/11 Jan 7, 2011 9:00:10 AM  |  by [Guest](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/guest) ![](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/father_bert-18.jpg?width=200&height=300&name=father_bert-18.jpg "father_bert")Scripture: January 7, Lectionary # 217:  I John 5:5-13. Psalm 147:12-13.14-15.19-20. Luke 5:12-16 [Today's Readings](http://www.usccb.org/nab) Today we learn that Jesus not only prayed in the synagogues and in the Temple in Jerusalem but also on many occasion he leaves his disciples and the crowds and retires to a private and even lonely deserted place to pray and be in intimate communion with his Father through the Holy Spirit.  He does this after a busy day of curing, advising, teaching, and calming people who come to him with trust and belief.  He seems to need time to unite himself alone with God. It is Luke who tells us the most about the prayer of Jesus-- almost as much as the other three Gospels put together do.  This will be continued in the followers of Jesus, his apostles, friends, and family members who will continue to pray publicly and at certain hours in the Temple.  The Holy Spirit is never far from the passages about prayer.  Luke merits the title Evangelist of Prayer and the Holy Spirit. We are able to be people of prayer too by invoking the Holy Spirit before we pray or read the Scriptures. We are to take some moments to place ourselves in the presence of God and then to listen and be open to God as we pray.  Paul gives us the encouragement in his famous chapter eight of Romans which should be read from time to time to remind us of how we are to pray even when we do not feel like praying or when we do not even seem to know how to pray. Paul and Luke are great advocates of prayer through their writings. Luke is also the Social Gospel. So as we learned yesterday we are to bring what we hear and internalize from the liturgical readings into our daily doings at work and in our interaction with others. Prayer gives motivation to us to do something about the poor who need our help or to free people from the prisons of addiction and abuse. We are to unite ourselves to Christ through the Holy Spirit. "O God, give us the gift of praying in and through the Spirit of Jesus. 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