Ask, Seek, Open

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you." ~ Matthew 7:7

The gospel reading tonight is one of my favourites, one with powerful memories of God's grace working in my life. I learned an amazing lesson a quarter of a century ago when this verse haunted me for weeks. I know that God's plans for me are more spectacular than I can begin to ask or imagine. My prayers dissolve like dew in the morning sun before the Glory that is offered me. I ask for the yearnings of my heart only to discover that God will bless me in ways that are beyond my dreamings and more perfect than hoped for.

I often come before God now, knowing that I must ask, seek and knock but that I must be ready to ask for God's will for me, seek the Divine truth, and be open to the unfolding of my prayer, though it may not even slightly resemble what my feeble and limited mind has conjured up. I live in hope and faith as one of the beloved. I know God will not give me a snake but will bless me with abundance at the right time and in the perfect way. I have come to realize that hope is an odd entity--that once you reach the state of grace of being able to ask, seek and be opened that the outcome is not something to cling to but to simply wait and know that all will be well.

Ask with a pure heart and a deep desire that your will is in accordance with the Creator and serenity should rest upon your spirit in the waiting.

Peace,

Suzanne