Human act is a crucial factor in morality. I am not here to lecture about morality but to just emphasize how our action plays an important role in the understanding of Jesus’ message in today’s Gospel (Mt 7:7-11). So for the sake of elaboration let me explain that an act is termed human when they are proper to man, while when performed by man, but not proper to him as a rational agent, they are called acts of man.
Ex. Breathing or the blinking of eyes are acts of man since these actions are unavoidably determined by his nature and environment. On the other hand, human acts are voluntary acts which proceeds from the will with the apprehension of the end sought: I exercise because I want to lose weight, I speak because I want to communicate something, I eat ice cream because it looks good.
Jesus said, “keep on asking and it will be given to you, keep on seeking and you will find, keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you.” Jesus’ argument is simple and clear, “keep on the determination until it happens”.
God always answers prayers in three ways: Affirmative, No, and not yet. It goes to say God answers prayers in His ways: as William Barclay puts it, “the way of perfect wisdom and love.”
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Here is the stretch:
- Know to Whom we pray
- Know our prayer
- Know that persistence tests our sincerity
- Repeat from the start
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