Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

God cares deeply about the desires of our hearts—but before we can bring those desires to Him, we have to know His heart first. He is a Father who pursues us, who burns with mercy and love, who wants us to come to Him with confidence.

It’s hard to be vulnerable without trust. But when we believe we are loved, we can open our hearts and ask boldly. And even when it feels like our prayers go unanswered, God is still working—often revealing the deeper desire beneath the one we named.

At the core of every longing is a desire for Him. We may not always receive exactly what we asked for, but we will always receive Him. And in the end, that is what our hearts have been longing for all along.