Catechism Paragraph 2571
Part 4:
CHRISTIAN PRAYER
Section 1: PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
Chapter 1: THE REVELATION OF PRAYER - THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO PRAYER
Article 1: IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
Section 1: PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
Chapter 1: THE REVELATION OF PRAYER - THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO PRAYER
Article 1: IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
Because Abraham believed in God and walked in his presence and in covenant with him,[10] The patriarch is ready to welcome a mysterious Guest into his tent. Abraham's remarkable hospitality at Mamre foreshadows the annunciation of the true Son of the promise.[11] After that, once God had confided his plan, Abraham's heart is attuned to his Lord's compassion for men and he dares to intercede for them with bold confidence.[12]
š Footnotes
[10]
Cf. Gen 15:6; 17:1 f.
[11]
Cf. Gen 18:1-15; Lk 1:26-38.
[12]
Cf. 18:16-33.