St James addresses the issues of trust and prayer this morning!

We truly struggle with this question daily. How is it possible that so many of our prayers go unanswered? Saint Augustine answers with concision: it is because we asked either for bad things or asked badly.

No doubt this answer covers many cases. Many times, God does what a good mother does. When her little one wants a knife or matches to play with, they say "No" because she knows the child would hurt themselves. She would rather give them a book instead. Just like the child who will keep crying and stay unhappy because she or he does not get what he wants so much until they later would understand why the mother refused to give them that knife or matches, so we do with God.

God is Love, All knowing and All powerful, we must ask with perseverant faith, but always remaining disposed to his Holy will.

Lord, help my prayer request remain in tune with your Holy will. Amen.

Fr. Georges sac