We fret sometimes over what we called “unanswered” prayer—those things that we take to God but about which we do not seem to obtain any resolution. I recently came across a passage, however, that prompted me to think about the “unasked” prayers in my life. In Luke’s Gospel, Jesus tells the parable about the host in desperate need who goes to his neighbor at night for help: Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.’ And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is already locked, and my children and I are in bed. I can’t get up and give you anything.’ I tell you, even though he will not get up and give you the bread because of friendship, yet because of your shameless audacity he will surely get up and give you as much as you need. ...
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