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Returned yesterday from a 5 day retreat with the Intercessors of the Lamb, a good, faithful religious community of religious men & women.  May Christ bless them for their ministry!

One of the many things I will take with me is their distinction between petition and intercession.  In petition, we ask for things for ourselves and others.  In intercession, we ask God what graces He wants to give that person and then we ask Him on behalf of that person.  I regularly heard them say, "Lord teach me how to pray for..."