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As Catholics, we are faced with the
responsibility to share the promise of the Eternal Kingdom through our
Lord, Jesus Christ. However, this task of evangelization is so
commonly found difficult to be accomplished by many of us. Well, if
the ‘in field’ task is arduous for us, probably we can join the
‘supporting troops’ for the harvesters of the Lord.
Recently, the Genesis Surabaya was
blessed by the visit of Father Vincent Lee from Singapore. Fr. Vincent
has been a priest for 18 years and has been conducting retreats all
around the world for about six years. He shared a very inspiring talk
about Intercession.
Intercession, basically means the act
of interceding; mediation, pleading, or prayer in behalf of another or
others. It is inspired by many chapters in the Old Testament wherein
God was about to punish a group of people. However, due to their deep
pledge for repentance, God spared their lives.
Fr. Vincent's group in Singapore has
been conducting intercession for the past six years, especially for
those who are working to spread the Word of the Lord. The prayers
support the work, so that more and more people will be touched by the
Holy Spirit and more and more conversions will result.
How should an intercession be done?
Fr. Vincent emphasized
that the method is not of major importance. However, praying from the
heart is the key to being ‘heard’ by the Lord. As
illustrated by Fr. Vincent, imagine yourself being sentenced by the
doctor to have only three more months to live, you will surely kneel
down on your knees and heartily pray to God to spare your life. This
is the manner of prayer expected in
intercession. Deep and sincere pleading and pledging to God to
answer the prayer. Fr. Vincent suggested to start with a simple
recitation of the Rosary
or any other available prayers. The group may later form their own
method of intercession gradually. To start an intercession group,
nonetheless requires commitments and sacrifices from the members. Give
time for God and fast to purify yourself before starting the prayers.
As Fr. Vincent said, “Go a step farther, go a level deeper.”
The main purpose of his group's
intercession is for more conversion to Christianity. It is undoubtedly
a form of evangelization. He shared about the intercession group in
South Korea, which began nineteen years ago and
there are more
than 40,000 conversions a year in Korea. This is one of the largest
number of conversion in a country in the world. Praise the Lord!
However, the theme can also be diverse
as required by circumstances, such as intercession for the peace of
our respective countries or simply for a successful seminar. As he was
standing in front of the Genesis Community, his group was praying for
him, so that the Holy Spirit will touch him during the talk, and he
may be able to deliver the message to the participants.
Many participants of the intercession
group find joy and enlightenment after a session. “For the Lamb who
stands in front of the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead
them to the springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe away all
their tears” (Revelation 7:17).
Brothers and sisters in Christ, may
the sharing by Fr. Vincent inspire us to start forming our own
intercession group. Pray from the heart! Let the Lord hear our prayers
and let Him be praised more and more! God bless you.
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