{"id":14188,"date":"2023-06-05T19:26:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T17:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=14188"},"modified":"2023-06-05T19:26:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T17:26:03","slug":"ask-and-receive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2023\/06\/05\/ask-and-receive\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask and receive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14190\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2023\/06\/05\/ask-and-receive\/chairs_closed_off_section\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/chairs_closed_off_section.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;motorola edge 20&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1685724934&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.88&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008181614&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"chairs_closed_off_section\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/chairs_closed_off_section.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/chairs_closed_off_section.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/chairs_closed_off_section.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/chairs_closed_off_section.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/chairs_closed_off_section.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:20px; font-family:'Courier New', serif;line-height:1.7;\">&#8221; &#8230; everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke%2011%3A10&#038;version=NIV\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luke 11:10<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>A prayer<\/h3>\n<p>Lord, we expect good things from you because you are good and you promise to give to those who ask. Teach us to know not only how to ask but also for what we should ask. May all our asking, seeking, and knocking be to further your kingdom in some way, no matter how small or mundane.<br \/>\n<strong>Amen.<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n~ from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Common-Prayer-Liturgy-Ordinary-Radicals\/dp\/0310326192\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals<\/em><\/a>, by <strong>Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and Enuma Okoro<\/strong>, p. 298<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>From the blog<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/10\/23\/offer-your-bodies\/\">Offer your bodies<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/07\/29\/desire-and-transformation\/\">Desire and transformation<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/06\/21\/the-empty-cup\/\">The empty cup<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8221; &#8230; everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.&#8221; (Luke 11:10) &nbsp; A prayer Lord, we expect good things from you because you are good and you promise to give to those who ask. 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