If we put God first in our prayer, then we are on the right path. And we can ask for things for ourselves, but ... And what about the commandment of the Lord in which he asks us to love our neighbor as ourselves? Remember that passage in the Gospel that says: "... What is the first of all the commandments?" Jesus answered: "The first is: Listen, Israel: The Lord, our God, is the only Lord, and you will love the Lord. , your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is: You will love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these. "Mc12, 28-31.