May 9, 2020 Saturday of the 4th week of Easter –A

Acts of the Apostles: 13:44-52

Psalm 98

John 14:7-14

The disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit. Acts 13:52

“If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it.” John 14:14

My dear Lord Jesus, it’s amazing to me that you made this promise during your last meal with your disciples. They were trying to understand where you were going that they could not follow you right then. These words of yours can be misleading for some but I know that you and the Father are one. Some may think that you are like a vending machine: put in the right amount of coins and out comes the candy bar. Anything I ask for that is in union with our Father’s will you will give to me. You can only do that which is our Father’s will. My request right now is that your Spirit will guide me to only ask for what is the Father’s will.  Then I can be confident that prayer will be answered. Lord, thank you for this promise. I can be confident that you hear all my prayers and will provide all that is good for me even if I’m too narrow minded to ask for it.  I pray to be forgiving toward those who hurt me. I pray for those in my family who have turned away from God and your church that they will be open to the Holy Spirit’s invitation to come home.  Amen Alleluia