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. Luke follows this with images of a father giving good gifts to children, of a friend giving bread at midnight. Persistence and boldness in asking is rewarded.
I was raised to not ask for things. To be self-sufficient. To not burden others with my needs. So this passage felt like permission I didn't have before. Ask boldly. Keep asking. The worst response is no. But the posture is trust that the one you're asking actually wants to give. A father doesn't resent a child's boldness in asking. He delights in it. An authentic friend will get out of bed to help. The asymmetry of power isn't a problem—it's the foundation for trust. I've been slowly learning to ask. To let myself want things and voice them. To trust that being vulnerable with my needs doesn't disqualify me from belonging.
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