Today was a rare occurrence, a transcendent Monday. I walked through the day with great joy and peace which those of you who know me will know to be a rare occurrence indeed. For what they’re worth, here is one of the thoughts that graced my day today.
I understand why it is so hard for us to follow Jesus’ rather no-brainer requests to ask, seek, and knock. In Matthew 7 he tells his audience:
Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
This appears to be rather simple, why on earth would we not ask, seek, and knock with the promise of response so blatantly spelled out? It hit me today that these can be difficult things because the one who asks must first admit their ignorance. The one who seeks must admit that they do not have. The one who knocks must admit that they are outside. We want to know, to have, to be accepted so much that we dare not admit to ourselves and others our own lack. Our pride turns us away from the very source of all things so we remain in want.
God give us grace to admit our emptiness and to seek his fulfillment.
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