Ask and you shall receive; but ask for what?

Morning: Psalm 78:1-39; Deuteronomy 8:11-20; James 1:16-27

Evening: Psalm 78:40-72; Leviticus 26:1-20; Luke 11:1-13

Today is a Rogation Day, from the Latin “rogare” = to ask.  Jesus urges his apprentices to pray using the Lord’s Prayer; then he teaches them to ask without hesitation.  It sounds like you will get whatever you ask ... until, in the last line, it becomes clear that you are to ask for the Spirit.  So, ask not for things, but for the Spirit’s wisdom and love to guide all your seeking and all your actions.  Prayer is not a grocery list of requests; rather, prayer is – first and foremost – seeking the deep wisdom of the Spirit of God.