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Thurssday of the First Week of Lent
Taking the Gospel to prayer
The story goes: I've been asking God to win the lottery for my whole life and I still haven't won. What? No, I haven't bought a ticket.
Bishop Malesic points out today that ASK is A.S.K. Ask. Seek. Knock.
God answers our prayers. He gives us what we need to have - but sometimes that doesn't agree with what we think we need. So we may ask for financial independence and get "our daily bread" instead. It doesn't mean that our prayer has not been heard. Rather, God knows the path that is best for us. Sometimes, it includes hardship. It is up to us to trust in His love and mercy.
We are all familiar with the "Footprints in the Sand" Poem, in which the author learns that when there was only one set of footprints, it was because God was carrying him/her. Let us pray today for the grace to ask in faith and trust God's answers.
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