Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross in Green Bay, WI
Reflection for July 24, 2022

Reflection for July 24, 2022

Asking, seeking, knocking

Call for help might mean setting aside  our own solutions

by Sister Agnes Fischer

Whoever asks, receives. Whoever seeks, finds. To whomever knocks, the door is opened.

Ask and it will be given:

  • Maybe that we ask is not good for us; for which parents would give their children something that would harm them? In that event would we be willing, without bitterness or resentment, to not receive that which we want?

Seek and you will find:

  • We might have to stop seeking, for example a cure for some illness or recovery of a financial loss, and instead seek the resignation to endure it and maybe learn from it.

Knock and it will be opened:

  • Maybe it’s the same door on which we have been knocking for a while. Or maybe it’s a door that we never even suspected existed behind which may be a whole new life possibility.

How open are we to the response God has in store for us?

4 Comments

Millie
07/22/2022 6:48 am

Very good reflection sis

Sr Rose Jochmann
07/22/2022 10:03 am

Aggie, I really appreciate your reflections. They are so practical - this time the meaning of "ask, seek, knock". Yes, let's be open to what God has in store for us.

Sister Laura
07/23/2022 6:40 am

I love your last question! And I would add; How open can I let myself be to know a new door has opened.

Rev. William J. Jacobs, Jr.
07/23/2022 6:40 pm

Thankyou for sharing you beautiful thoughts...

I loved your four (4) questions close to the end of your thoughts..

Tell the Good Sisters Father Bill says Hi!

Also let them know that My Dear Sister, Mary Lou Jacobs will turn 90 years of age three weeks from this Sunday. She was always a Gift to me and she still is...

God's Blessings to all the good Sisters....

In God We Trust, Father Bill Jacobs

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