Vatican City, May 18, 2011 / 08:30 am
Pope Benedict XVI continued his series of reflections on Christian prayer today as he spoke about the relationship between intercessory prayer and God’s mercy throughout history.
In his third installment on prayer, Pope Benedict looked at Abraham’s example of praying for mercy.
“We now turn to sacred Scripture and its witness to the dialogue between God and man in history, a dialogue culminating in Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh. We can begin with the prayer with which Abraham, the father of all believers, implores God not to destroy the sinful city of Sodom.”
At Sodom, Abraham asked God not to take vengeance upon the notoriously sinful city.