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OMNISCIENT

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Gospel Reading for October 08, 2026 – Luke 11: 5-13

OMNISCIENT

Jesus said to his disciples: “Suppose one of you has a friend to whom he goes at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, for a friend of mine has arrived at my house from a journey and I have nothing to offer him,’ and he says in reply from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been locked and my children and I are already in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’ I tell you, if he does not get up to give him the loaves because of their friendship, he will get up to give him whatever he needs because of his persistence.

“And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. What father among you would hand his son a snake when he asks for a fish? Or hand him a scorpion when he asks for an egg? If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?”

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Prayer has to go with Faith and Trust. Otherwise, if what we ask for does not come according to our timeline, we may start thinking that our prayers are not being heard and that it is useless to keep on praying.

When we pray with true Faith in God, we are sure that he will answer our prayers at the right time and in the right way. God is OMNISCIENT; hence, we have to learn to trust him.

A lot of us have realized that our prayers were answered only when we looked back and saw how our lives and circumstances unfolded—not the way we wanted, but in the way that was best for us.

Lord, may we always put our trust in you!

BRIDGING THE GAP

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Gospel Reading for October 07, 2026 – Luke 11: 1-4

BRIDGING THE GAP

Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When you pray, say:

Father, hallowed be your name, your Kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread and forgive us our sins for we ourselves forgive everyone in debt to us, and do not subject us to the final test.”

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In this Gospel reading, Jesus teaches us the elements of prayer. We must first recognize whom we are supplicating: the Father. He is not just an ordinary father because he is the Father above all fathers. He is holy, and he has a Kingdom that is not only in heaven but is already on earth. Because he is the Father, he is our provider; hence, we ask him to grant us our needs.
But it is not enough to ask for our temporal needs. We need to ask him to forgive us for our wrongdoings. We must also be willing to forgive those who have wronged us. Finally, we ask him to protect us from all the tests of the evil one.

It is good that the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray. We now benefit from Jesus’ lesson on prayer.

Lord Jesus, thank you for BRIDGING THE GAP created by sin between God and ourselves. Thank you for teaching us to communicate with him. Amen.