DIVINE WHISPER with FR. PIUSRALPH EFFIONG, SMMM

THURSDAY OF  THE 27th WEEK IN ORDINARY  OF THE YEAR (A)

MYSTERY OF THE DAY: Luminous 

CELEBRATION OF THE DAY: Ferial.

TABLE OF THE WORD: Malachi 3:13-4:2;  Luke 11:5-13.

THEME:  Perseverance in prayer. 

THE WORD

"And I tell you, Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened." (Luke 11:11)

INSPIRATION

Prayer can de defined as the raising up of our minds and thoughts to God. The essence of prayer cannot be over emphasised as Christ taught His disciples. In one of the occasions He told them a parable about their need to pray at all times when He said:

"Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart. ... Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition." (Luke 18:1)

Beloved in Christ, we are being invited to pray always and not to lose heart for perseverance in prayer pays. That is why there is need to employ the acronym (PUSH -Pray Until Something Happen) into our prayer life. 

Christ in the course of today's liturgy of the Word made it emphatically clear the need to pray always, to ask so as to receive, seek to find and knock for the door to open for us. As He said: 

And I tell you, Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened." (Luke 11:11)

Finally, may the Lord in His mercy hearken to the homage of our lips now and always. Amen. Peace be with you!

PRAYER

Merciful God, we thank You for the many blessings we receive from You. Grant us the grace to pray as often as possible for through prayers that we can unlock Heaven for our favour and enjoy the beauty of Your Creation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

+ May the Lord in His infinite mercy bless and keep us, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.

(c) The ARCHIVE                        12102023.