Murals (2008) by PHANTAST - Graffiti - Cultural Music & Art Association inc. - 98 Milne St. Benleigh
Sunday 9th Jan. The Two Prayers.
The Pharisees stood a little apart, their robes drawn carefully about them. They were very pleased with themselves. They were certain that God was pleased with them, too. How much better they were, they thought, than the common people, who set, open-mouthed, drinking in every word that Jesus spoke.
Then Jesus told them what happened when he was 12 years old in the Temple, in His Father's House, listening to the white-bearded teachers and asking them questions.
The Two Prayers :
- The Pharisee :"O, God, I thank you that I am nothing like that tax collector over there".
- The tax collector : "Please, God, hear me and give me help!"
- Jesus :"Everyone who makes himself great and important will be brought low!"
The experience of Our Lord as a 12 years boy is reflected by St. Ap Paul in 2 Timothy 3:15,
"From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise... All Scripture is God-breathed".