How many times have you found yourself praying for some favour or another, or perhaps praying for someone who is sick or in need? Maybe someone has asked you to pray for him or her, and so you do, but do we always take it for granted that our prayers have been heard? Praying with confidence is entirely different. When we pray with confidence, we develop confidence that the Lord is listening to us.
In case we should think that such confidence in prayer is not possible, we need only look at today's gospel passage. A centurion in Capernaum had a slave who was ill and about to die and he sent word to Jesus ... asking him to come and save the life of his slave (Lk 7:2-3), yet while Jesus was still on the way to meet the centurion, he sent word: Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof ... simply say the word and let my servant be healed (Lk 7:6-7).
What faith! And yet, we too can have this level of trust. It comes from building a relationship day by day with others - human beings and even God. Perhaps today, we can ask the Lord to grant us all this level of faith and trust so that we can know with certainty that our prayers are heard and that what we ask for will be granted.
Have a great day.
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