Reflections
October 5, 2011, 11:40pm
Luke 11:5-13
Jesus said to His disciples, “Suppose one of you has a friend to whom
he goes at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journey and I have
nothing to offer him,’ and he says in reply from within, ‘Do not bother
me; the door has already been locked and my children and I are already
in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’ I tell you, if he does
not get up to give him the loaves because of their friendship, he will
get up to give him whatever he needs because of his persistence.
“And I tell you, ask and you will receive; 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. What father among you would hand his son a snake
when he asks for a fish? Or hand him a scorpion when he asks for an egg?
If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your
children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the holy Spirit
to those who ask him?”
Reflection:
Ask and you will receive. After a fall or a fight in the
neighborhood, my father would scold me, “Well, you asked for it!” It is
said, be careful what you ask for, for the Lord might just give it.
After working for seven years as director in the seminary, I felt
very tired. So I complained and asked the Lord, “Lord, please I need
rest. Give me a break!” One afternoon, while I was driving, my car lost
its brakes and turned turtle several times. I found myself in a hospital
for a month, my arm broken. I did get my break and my rest. In a way, I
received what I had asked for.
Don’t ask for bread today.
Instead, give bread to a friend.
Prepare a sandwich for your office mate.
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