Today’s Reflection
Gospel: Lk 11: 5-13
October  12, 2023 | Thursday

Today’s Gospel

Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend and goes to his house in the middle of the night and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, for a friend of mine who is traveling has just arrived, and I have nothing to offer him.’ Maybe your friend will answer from inside, ‘Don’t bother me now; the door is locked, and my children and I are in bed, so I can’t get up and give you anything.’ But I tell you, even though he will not get up and attend to you because you are a friend, yet he will get up because you are a bother to him, and he will give you all you need.

And so I say to you, ‘Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For the one who asks receives, and the one who searches finds, and to him who knocks the door will be opened.

If your child asks for a fish, will you give him a snake instead? And if your child asks for an egg, will you give him a scorpion? If you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.”

Today’s Reflection:

Today’s Gospel reminds us of the importance of perseverance in prayer. Jesus taught us how to pray using stories from ordinary events in life. In the story, a man asks for help from his neighbor, who is already in bed. The man humbly insists; the neighbor eventually gives in. He stands from his bed and helps his neighbor. The Lord said that even sinners provide what is good to their children. He further declares, “How much more will your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?” The Lord used an ordinary event to show an extraordinary reality. God listens to the call of His creation. He provides what is needed. Our consolation
as children of God is that we have God as our parent.   /Vulnerasti, 2023.