Ask And You Shall Receive

Matthew 7: 7-12

Ask, Seek, Knock

⁷ “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. ⁸ For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

⁹ “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? ¹⁰ Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? ¹¹ If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! ¹² So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

We've met incredibly generous people, and sometimes we might even surprise ourselves at how generous we can be and think nothing of it.  If we are so generous, how much more God, the source of all generosity? God DOES answer our prayers; the rub is we often lack the faith or the patience to allow him to answer in HIS time, not ours.  We have plenty of needs; let's work on developing plenty of FAITH!

Bro. Rene

Lord, your son taught us that those who ask, receive; that those who seek, find; and that those who knock, have the door opened for them. May we pray with such believing faith, trusting in your divine providence, so that we may receive the gifts you wish to give to us as we faithfully seek to follow your son. Amen.

 Rev. Andrew Gawrych, C.S.C.