Thursday of Week 11 in Ordinary Time
Ecc 48:1-15
Mt 6:7-15
“…your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.”
When I first left my job to become a stay-at-home mum and study theology, I struggled. I had spent years working, building my career, contributing to big projects. Then suddenly, my days were filled with routines at home, caring for my child, and studying Scripture in the quiet.
At first, I felt lost. Was I doing enough? Was I still useful? I prayed often, but my prayers felt clumsy, unsure — like I had to explain everything to God, or prove I was still “doing something meaningful.” Then, I read Matthew 6:7–15 again.
Jesus said, “Do not keep on babbling… your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.” It stopped me in my tracks. God already knows. I don’t need to impress Him. I just need to come to Him — as a daughter to her Father.
As I kept reading and studying His Word, especially the Lord’s Prayer, something in me began to shift. I started praying simpler prayers — more honest, more trusting. I began saying, “Your will be done,” and really meaning it.
And slowly, I began to see grace showing up in my life in the most unexpected ways — quiet moments of joy with my daughter, little confirmations in my studies, a newfound community, and encouragement through people I had not expected. Grace upon grace.
This journey has not been easy. But it has been full of God. I am learning that I don’t need to say a lot for Him to hear me. I just need to trust. And when I do, He meets me — not always in dramatic ways, but in gentle, steady faithfulness.
If you’re in a season of change or uncertainty, take heart. You don’t have to have perfect prayers, just a willing heart. Because God already knows — and He is ready to give you what you truly need.
(Today’s OXYGEN by Stephanie Eber)
Prayer: Lord, teach us to trust You more, and to rest in the quiet power of Your presence.
Thanksgiving: Thank You, Father, for meeting us where we are, and filling our days with unexpected grace.
OXYGEN 
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