Gospel: Matthew 7:7-12
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 asks for something from you? You try your very best to give what he or she is asking for. Why? Because you love your child and don’t want to disappoint him or her.
What if your parents ask something from you? For the same reason, you will also try your very best to give what they are asking for.
The love of Jesus is far greater than the love of a parent for a child or a child’s love for his or her parents. What does this mean? If we are willing to do everything to grant the requests of our loved ones, Jesus will surely grant whatever we sincerely ask of Him.
Our sincerity matters 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), He was emphasizing the importance of sincerity.
This is also what Jesus expects from us when we pray to Him. The purity of our desire is a major factor in Jesus granting us what we ask of Him. If Jesus sees that there is no purity or sincerity in our prayers, or if our prayers are centered on serving our selfish interests, then we can be assured that nothing will come of them.
In hindsight, this is also an invitation for us to reflect on our prayers to Jesus. If He has not yet granted some of our prayers, perhaps we need to reassess 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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