Gospel: Matthew 7: 7-12
Jesus said to his disciples: “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Which one of you would hand his son a stone when he asked for a loaf of bread, or a snake when he asked for a fish? If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him. “Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. This is the law and the prophets.”
- ask: inquire of; request of; to solicit from; to demand or expect; to call on for an answer.
- What do I ask for from God? Do I ask too much? Do I ask too little? Do I ask as a request, or a demand?
- seek: to make a search or inquiry; to try to find or discover by searching; to try to obtain; to ask for.
- How do I ask God for things? How do I expect Him to answer? Do I put my own intelligence in the search, actively seeking and trying to discover through prayer AND action? Or am I passive in my request - if God wants it, it will happen?
- knock: to strike a sounding blow with the fist or knuckles, especially on a door or window, as in seeking admittance, or calling attention; to make a pounding noise.
- How perseverant am I in my asking and seeking? Do I have the humility to ask over and over again? Do I have the humility and serenity to accept His answer of "no"? Do I have faith strong enough to see that in His "no" is always hidden a "yes", but to something other than what I was asking for?
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