Faith
Jesus has assured us that God the Father knows what we need even before we ask him. Today, He reaffirms it in Matthew 7: 7-12Ask, and it will be given you; search and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you.
For the one who asks always receives; the one who
searches always finds; the one who knocks will
always have the door opened to him.
All we need is faith - faith that God will give us what is good for us, according to His will. It may not be what we asked for, but it will be better because God always will us to be happy, to live life and to live it to the full; by helping us grow in our love for one another, grow in our courage and strength to face challenges, wisdom to learn from them; grow in our patience to accept the imperfections of people we care about; grow in our generosity to help the less fortunate in our society. Attributes that will inevitably draw people to want to know more about God through us.
I realised on hindsight now, that God has been with me all along...even though He was side-lined during my busy career years. What little time I had then for Him, He was still my faithful God, protecting me, opening doors of opportunity for me and guiding me on. What a great and loving God! Now in my retirement years, I know that He wills me to enjoy His peace, to get to know Him better through Scriptures and reflection on his teachings and to unite with Him to help the people I encounter.
Look for Christ our Lord in everyone and
you will then have respect and reverence for all.
- St Teresa of Avila-
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