Lenten Weekday
Esther C:12, 14-16, 23-25
Psalm 138:1-2AB, 2CDE-3, 7C-8
Matthew 7:7-12
Summary
ˈAsk and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the
door will be opened to you.ˉ
For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and
to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.
If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your
children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things
to those who ask him.
Reflection
When I feel pain and am feeling alone, my helplessness can only be
taken away when I look for strength and hope in the Lord. I humbly
acknowledge my weaknesses and place all my trust in the saving
power of God. I know he is the One who will restore my peace and
hope. I believe the
Lord is happiest with
me when I need him
the most. He wants
me to be totally de-
pendent upon him.
There have been so
many times in my life
when I have experi-
enced both physical