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Evangelist St. Luke recorded these words of Jesus for us: “Ask and you shall receive!” Seek, and you shall find! Knock, and they will open to you! For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks will find, and to him who knocks it will be opened” (Lk 11:9-10). The fact that Jesus prays and the way he does it evoke a request that is interpreted by one of his disciples: “Lord, teach us to pray” (Luke 11:1). Thanks to this unknown disciple, the world receives instructions for the most beautiful prayer, the Lord’s Prayer, a conversation with God. The words of St.<\/h2>\n

James the Apostle: “You have nothing because you do not ask.” You ask, and you do not receive, because you ask badly, you want to use it for your passions” (James 4:3-4).<\/h2>\n

The prayer must be true. It should be imbued with hope because we turn to God. There is no bargaining with God in prayer. <\/strong>God is not a machine that will give us what we wish on the flip of a coin. Prayer is not a crucifix around the neck or an agnustka in the pocket, which we would understand to be enough as a ticket to heaven. True prayer is not calculated prayer. God is mindful. God educates us. We can quickly forget resolutions from the Sacrament of Reconciliation, pilgrimages, and solemn events. God cannot be deceived. God cannot be imagined as a sclerotic older man. Knowing God only when it suits me is an insult, not a sign of friendship. God wants to give us great things, but He also asks us to do equally great deeds. Isn’t this how a father and mother act when they raise their child? And don’t parents love their children, then? Jesus’ words apply: “If you, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him” (Lk 11:13). Who asks he realizes that he is delivered into the hands of the one he is begging. It is good if we recognize this while praying. We must not neglect to ask with faith, pure heart in a state without sin. <\/strong><\/span>The priest remembers one family in his parish. When he came to the parish, he was experiencing an internal crisis. It was difficult for him to leave the previous one. In the new one, he saw St. masses of certain spouses who took turns every evening. One evening, the wife came; the following evening, the husband. He could see <\/strong><\/span>they were having difficulties, but they didn’t complain. On the contrary, he felt peace and special joy from them at every meeting. After half a year, they invited him to visit. The priest says: “I will never forget that evening! They showed me their only child. It was lying in the crib. His head was as big as a grown man, and his body was like a one-year-old child. That’s when I understood their situation, and my crisis disappeared.”<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Prayer, prayer, prayer. That’s not a phrase. That’s medicine. Hope. It is knowing God’s love. Prayer is undoubtedly one of the most needed forces in history. Prayer does not change the world, but it changes people, and people change the world. Prayer is like a golden ladder reaching heaven, on which one ascends to God. <\/strong>\u00a0He saw St. masses of certain spouses who took turns every evening<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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