Gospel: Today Jesus tells us the story of a man who persists in asking for food (Lk 11). Elsewhere he tells the story of the persistent widow (Lk 18). Both are used to encourage people to persist in prayer. Some believers are embarrassed to ask for something from God. They say... 
"I should be grateful for what I have." Or "Others have it worse than I do." And both are true: gratitude is important and there are surely people worse off than you.
But being honest with God about your real needs is part being in an open relationship with God. So much...
But being honest with God about your real needs is part being in an open relationship with God. So much...
...of what Jesus teaches his disciples about prayer, as in today's Gospel, is about *asking.* The Our Father, after all, is a primarily a prayer of petition: "Give us," "Forgive us," "Lead us not," etc.
Go to God confidently in prayer and ask for what you need today...
Go to God confidently in prayer and ask for what you need today...
And, as I mentioned yesterday, remember what Karl Rahner pointed out about Jesus's own prayer. It was characterized by: honesty with the Father, trust that the Father hears him, and acceptance of the Father's will.
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