ASK AND IT WILL BE GIVEN.
When we ask with persistence, it will be given to us.
One day a priest looked at people and asked, “If you don’t have any enemy, please raise your hand. Nobody did and finally an older lady raised her hand. The priest invited her to the front and said, “even Christ our Lord had enemies, how come you don’t have any enemy?’ She said, “I outlived all my enemies and my third husband died last month”.
Then the priest said to her, “since you don’t have any enemy and you are good supporter of the church, I am going to ask you to pick up three hymns for our celebration”. She was so proud and looked at all women and men and said, “Him, him and him”.
Today’s gospel invites us to pray without ceasing. Every prayer that we make to God almighty has a certain value. Every time people came to Christ seeking healing, He asked them one question namely, “do you believe?’. When they answered, “Yes, Lord. We do”. They experienced healing. Praying to God without ceasing deepens our faith in Him. And people who pray to God with faith do receive healing and miracles.
How can we pray without ceasing?
The Muslims pray five times a day. The Buddhist and Hindus pray three times a day and every religious people pray and what about us who follow the lord. We can easily make our whole day a prayer. Yes, like St. Theresa of little flower or other saints who before began their day, dedicated their whole day to Christ saying, “Lord, I dedicate the whole day to you and bless my day” and thus whatever they did on the day became a prayer.
We all heard about St. Monica mother of St. Augustine. She spent so many years in prayer for her son’s conversion and because of her persistent prayer; St. Augustine changed his old way of life and became a great follower of our Lord Jesus Christ.
These days we all hear about the thirty-three miners in Chile who were trapped in a mine for sixty-nine days and they did survive those days because of their faith-filled prayers and the prayers of their family members and friends. Because of their perseverance in prayer, miracles happened. When our day filled with prayers, great things will happen to us.
In today’s gospel, Christ says, even if an unjust judge offers justice because of persistence how much more our heavenly father will bless us when we pray to Him without ceasing. Let us pray without ceasing and experience healing and miracles in our lives. Amen.
When we ask with persistence, it will be given to us.
One day a priest looked at people and asked, “If you don’t have any enemy, please raise your hand. Nobody did and finally an older lady raised her hand. The priest invited her to the front and said, “even Christ our Lord had enemies, how come you don’t have any enemy?’ She said, “I outlived all my enemies and my third husband died last month”.
Then the priest said to her, “since you don’t have any enemy and you are good supporter of the church, I am going to ask you to pick up three hymns for our celebration”. She was so proud and looked at all women and men and said, “Him, him and him”.
Today’s gospel invites us to pray without ceasing. Every prayer that we make to God almighty has a certain value. Every time people came to Christ seeking healing, He asked them one question namely, “do you believe?’. When they answered, “Yes, Lord. We do”. They experienced healing. Praying to God without ceasing deepens our faith in Him. And people who pray to God with faith do receive healing and miracles.
How can we pray without ceasing?
The Muslims pray five times a day. The Buddhist and Hindus pray three times a day and every religious people pray and what about us who follow the lord. We can easily make our whole day a prayer. Yes, like St. Theresa of little flower or other saints who before began their day, dedicated their whole day to Christ saying, “Lord, I dedicate the whole day to you and bless my day” and thus whatever they did on the day became a prayer.
We all heard about St. Monica mother of St. Augustine. She spent so many years in prayer for her son’s conversion and because of her persistent prayer; St. Augustine changed his old way of life and became a great follower of our Lord Jesus Christ.
These days we all hear about the thirty-three miners in Chile who were trapped in a mine for sixty-nine days and they did survive those days because of their faith-filled prayers and the prayers of their family members and friends. Because of their perseverance in prayer, miracles happened. When our day filled with prayers, great things will happen to us.
In today’s gospel, Christ says, even if an unjust judge offers justice because of persistence how much more our heavenly father will bless us when we pray to Him without ceasing. Let us pray without ceasing and experience healing and miracles in our lives. Amen.
