One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he
finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as
John taught his disciples.”
He said to them, “When you pray, say:
“‘Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us
each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins,
for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into
temptation.’”
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.
“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and
you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks
receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be
opened.
“Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will
give him a snake instead? Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If
you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children,
how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask
him!” Luke 11:1-13
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