James(1st apostle to be martyred!) And his brother John(evangelist) were 1st cousins of Jesus and were in partnership with Peter for fishing!.PETER,JAMES & JOHN were only to witness Jesus'
(1)raising of life, daughter of Jairus
(2)His tranfiguration
(3)His agony in garden.
Hence they symbolize FAITH,HOPE &CHARITY!.
Your prayer can be disturbed with images & thoughts. Unless you silence your memory you will not be able to Pray!.MEMORY CAN ONLY BE SILENCE THRU' Hopeful need to consciously examine images which disturb praying!.If memory project a person,then stop examine personally why he comes to your mind?,when you know the reason,you can controll and can pray for various needs of that person or just lead the person to GOD.THIS IS WHAT WE MEAN BY HOPE. Hope never discourages us but fills us with various possibilities to overcome,present distraction into a possibility of praising & thanking GOD!.You/pray with hope?
Christie Alwis.
