Jesus said to his disciples: “Suppose one of you has a friend to whom he goes at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journey and I have nothing to offer him,’ and he says in reply from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been locked and my children and I are already in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’ I tell you, if he does not get up to give him the loaves because of their friendship, he will get up to give him whatever he needs because of his persistence. “And I tell you, ask and you will receive; 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. What father among you would hand his son a snake when he asks for a fish? Or hand him a scorpion when he asks for an egg? If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?” -Luke 11:5-13
Janis Joplin’s last song began: “Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz? My friends all drive Porsches; I must make amends…" Do my prayers sound like that? Am I asking for the wrong things?
God will only give us what is good. If giving us the Holy Spirit is the answer to the prayer, then what is the petition we should be lifting to the Lord in the first place?
Heavenly Father, send down your Spirit upon me; let your light shine through me. May you make me a tool of your salvation. If I may have you, I will have more than I deserve, more than I need, and more than I shall ever want. Amen.
Saint Francis Borgia, pray for us.
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