Gospel: Luke 11: 5-13
A lot of people complain that they do not receive what they ask from God. They cite the scripture that God will give whatever we ask for in prayer, and yet they have not won the lottery, their team has not won the Super Bowl, their loved one has not been cured of a terminal illness or been hired for a job. Whether our requests are trivial or of great importance, we struggle when we have not received what we ask from God.
In a way, God is like our Christmas gift experience. We ask for all sorts of things, and most of those things we do not receive. We always have one relative who gives us a book or socks, even though we neither asked for nor want these things - even though we really need them. In today's Gospel portion we learn that God is like that relative - no matter what we ask for God will give us the same thing - the wisdom of the Holy Spirit.
We can be like petulant children and complain over this gift and in not receiving what we want. This only means that the gift you did receive will go unused and neglected. However, we can appreciate the gift God has given us and come to realize it is what we need in all occasions of life. The Holy Spirit is like the jelly of the month club - it's the gift that keeps on giving throughout our life.
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