"Bittet, so wird Euch gegeben,
suchet, so werdet Ihr finden,
klopfet an, so wird Euch aufgetan!"
(Matth. 7.7)
We had chosen this verse as a guiding principle for our marriage when we got married exactly 27 years ago today on April 30, 1988. When my father read this quote from the Book of Matthew during the wedding ceremony, he spoke in his sermon about the giving and taking in a marriage and that this promise was quite a tall order for any marriage, a lot of trust and hope put into each other to lay claim to this verse from the bible and to adjust it for each other, for real people, with jobs and other commitments, for day to day life.
Well .... 27 years later I would claim that it mostly depends on how hard and persistently you knock and how loud you shout when you ask for things ...
But it is generally a good rule to find fulfillment in giving rather than in taking. No disappointments there, if you give without expecting an answer or waiting for a thank you. And rewards will surely come, sometimes from unexpected sides, in a surprising form and out-of the-blue, sooner or later.
These are some door knobs that can be used for knocking or doors that can be passed through, to heaven or elsewhere ....
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