Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Thursday of the 1st Week of Lent (A)



Matthew 7:7-12. What are the goods that we usually ask God in prayer? Some people might be praying for a cellphone, laptop, car or house; others might be asking for jobs, business opportunity, spouse, or health; while some others may be praying for understanding, love and affection. Jesus says, “Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you.” To properly understand this passage, we need to remember that the goods of God mean more than money or material things; they are above all the spiritual goods of the kingdom such as peace, justice, mercy and forgiveness. May we learn to ask the Lord for things that really matter in our life with Him so that our joy may be genuine and complete! Amen.