27th Week in Ord. Time, Thursday – 06th October 2022 — Gospel: Lk 11,5-13
Expect Best Things
In today’s gospel, Jesus used two analogies to help his disciples understand how prayer works. First, he spoke of knocking on a friend’s door to ask for a favour. The second analogy contrasts evil human beings with the heavenly Father. Jesus used hyperbole to demonstrate this point. It is true, that no good father would give his children snakes or scorpions. If human’s, evil as they are will still give their children only what is good, then the heavenly Father will do more than that. If we ask, God will give the greatest of gifts, the Holy Spirit. God is more loving than any parent. He is willing to give the very best to those who admit their need for divine assistance. And what is great is that God knows, even better than we do, what will be truly most beneficial for us. God wants to bestow the very best on us. All we need to do is turn to Him, open our hands, and receive what God gives.
