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On Prayer
Matthew 7.7-12
I hate fundraising. Many people are good at it; many actually enjoy it; but I can’t stand it. I hate asking people for things anyway, and asking for money is the worst of all. As a result, I’m not very good at it. I understand that in some countries it’s expected that clergy, and people in similar jobs, should cheerfully ask people to give to good causes. In my world, it always seems difficult and embarrassing.
So when I read a passage like this I find it very hard to believe, and I have to remind myself of what it’s based on. Does Jesus really mean that God is going to answer every request we make? That he is like a father longing to give his children what they want and need? Can we truly take him up on such remarkably open-ended promises?...
Taken from Matthew for Everyone – by Tom Wright