Gospel: Matthew 7:7-12
Jesus said to his disciples: “Ask and it will be given to you; 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. Which one of you would hand his son a stone when he asked for a
loaf of bread, or a snake when he asked for a fish? If you then, who are
wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your
heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him.
“Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. This is the law and
the prophets.”
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Reflection:
What do you do when your child ask something from you? You try your very
best to give what he/she is asking from you. Why? Because you love your child
and you don’t want to disappoint him/her. What if your parents will ask
something from you? For the same reason you will also try your very best to
give what your parents are asking from you.
The love of Jesus is far greater than the love of a parent to his/her
child or a child’s love for his/her parents. What does this mean? If we will do
everything to grant the request of our loved ones, Jesus will surely grant also
whatever we sincerely ask from Him.
Our sincerity counts when we ask something from Jesus. For example when
Jesus said to His disciples: “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you
will find; knock and the door will be opened to you (Matthew 7:7). It goes
without saying that Jesus expects utmost sincerity from them.
This is also what Jesus expects from us when we ask Him for something.
The pureness of our desire is a major factor for Jesus to grant us what we want
from Him. If Jesus sees that there’s no purity and sincerity in our prayers or
if our prayers are centered to serve our selfish ends. Then we can be
assured that nothing will come out from it for we do it for our own selfish
objectives.
In hindsight, this is also an invitation for us to reflect on our prayers
for Jesus. He may not have yet granted some of our prayers, perhaps we need to
re-assess our objectives. Perhaps we need to be more sincere and selfless in
our prayers.
Are you always sincere and selfless when you pray to the Lord? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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