January 20, 2023

“And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.” (1 John 5:15)

Don’t forget to pray. And don’t forget that praying is doing something. When we have a problem, we want to do something to fix the problem. Call that person, confront that other person, complain about it to still another person. Make a decision, do a pros and cons chart, join a gym, call the doctor. Whatever.

Sure, do those things. But the real thing to do is pray to God. That is a real thing. It is an action. It is lodging the problem with the only One who sees things from every side. Furthermore, it is to expect an answer. Usually, it is the answer we did not see, could not see coming.

“Heavenly Father, you have promised to hear what we ask in the Name of your Son: Accept and fulfill our petitions, wepray, not as we ask in our ignorance, nor as we deserve in our sinfulness, but as you know and love us in your Son JesusChrist our Lord. Amen.” (The Collect at the Prayers – BCP)