Esther 4:17 / Matthew 7:7-12
When it comes to protection, we want the best and nothing less.
So, when it comes to the anti-virus for our computers, we want the best anti-virus, the best and nothing less.
Because if we want something to protect us, we won’t settle for anything less, we want the best.
And if we want somebody to protect us, then we want someone who is strong and able to protect us.
We want someone who is reliable and will always be there for us.
In the 1st reading, queen Esther found herself in a mortal peril that has overtaken her.
She was going to lose her life and there is no one who could save her.
Yes, no one could save her, until she remembered that she had been taught from her earliest years about the Lord God who saved her people.
Her prayer is this: My Lord, our King, the one, come to my help, for I am alone and have no helper but you.
And the Lord answered her prayer and saved her as well as her people, and revealed His power and might in their time of distress.
In the gospel, Jesus taught us to ask and it will be given, search and we will find, knock and the door will be opened for us.
So, to the Lord our God, our protector and Saviour, let us ask, let us seek the Lord and knock on His door of mercy.
Whether in distress or in our difficulties, let us turn to the Lord our God and He will reveal to us His saving power.