Today's reading is Jesus teaching his disciples about prayer. There's lots to chew on here. The piece that grabs me most is thinking about how much we love our children (or parents or spouse) and then imagining from there how much God loves us.
Blessings on your day,
Sam
Luke 11:1-13
He was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished,
one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his
disciples.” 2He said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, hallowed
be your name. Your kingdom come. 3Give us each day our daily bread. 4And
forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us. And do
not bring us to the time of trial.”
5And he said to them, “Suppose one of you has a
friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three
loaves of bread; 6for a friend of mine has arrived, and I have
nothing to set before him.’ 7And he answers from within, ‘Do not
bother me; the door has already been locked, and my children are with me in
bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.’ 8I tell you, even
though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, at
least because of his persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs.
9“So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given you;
search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. 10For
everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone
who knocks, the door will be opened. 11Is there anyone among you
who, if your child asks for a fish, will give a snake instead of a fish? 12Or
if the child asks for an egg, will give a scorpion? 13If you then,
who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will
the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
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