Fr. Mike Schmitz

You know what we need, and you hear our prayers always. You see us constantly, and yet... You desire that we ask. You desire that we pray. You desire that we seek and knock and ask. And so we ask you, please hear our prayer this day. See our need this day and open your hand to give us what we need. But also we ask you, Lord, to open our hands that we can receive from you.

You know what we need, and you hear our prayers always. You see us constantly, and yet... You desire that we ask. You desire that we pray. You desire that we seek and knock and ask. And so we ask you, please hear our prayer this day. See our need this day and open your hand to give us what we need. But also we ask you, Lord, to open our hands that we can receive from you.

You know what we need, and you hear our prayers always. You see us constantly, and yet... You desire that we ask. You desire that we pray. You desire that we seek and knock and ask. And so we ask you, please hear our prayer this day. See our need this day and open your hand to give us what we need. But also we ask you, Lord, to open our hands that we can receive from you.

Open our eyes to be able to see you clearly and your will and open our ears to hear your voice. We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Open our eyes to be able to see you clearly and your will and open our ears to hear your voice. We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Open our eyes to be able to see you clearly and your will and open our ears to hear your voice. We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

So 1 Kings chapter 8, I mentioned this already, is that it's kind of a, it's actually almost word for word in 2 Chronicles, that prayer of King Solomon who blesses and says to the people, he instructs them. So let's rewind. What we have is the Ark of the Covenant being brought into the temple for the first time here in 1 Kings. A couple things to note is that it's brought in the right way.

So 1 Kings chapter 8, I mentioned this already, is that it's kind of a, it's actually almost word for word in 2 Chronicles, that prayer of King Solomon who blesses and says to the people, he instructs them. So let's rewind. What we have is the Ark of the Covenant being brought into the temple for the first time here in 1 Kings. A couple things to note is that it's brought in the right way.

So 1 Kings chapter 8, I mentioned this already, is that it's kind of a, it's actually almost word for word in 2 Chronicles, that prayer of King Solomon who blesses and says to the people, he instructs them. So let's rewind. What we have is the Ark of the Covenant being brought into the temple for the first time here in 1 Kings. A couple things to note is that it's brought in the right way.

I mentioned this when we read this in 2 Chronicles, but it's so important. It was brought in the right way. It was brought in by the priests and by the Levites. That's who went into the temple. No one else went into the temple. Also to be noted was the fact that 1 Kings...

I mentioned this when we read this in 2 Chronicles, but it's so important. It was brought in the right way. It was brought in by the priests and by the Levites. That's who went into the temple. No one else went into the temple. Also to be noted was the fact that 1 Kings...

I mentioned this when we read this in 2 Chronicles, but it's so important. It was brought in the right way. It was brought in by the priests and by the Levites. That's who went into the temple. No one else went into the temple. Also to be noted was the fact that 1 Kings...

It specifies, just like 2 Chronicles specified, that in the Ark, there was only one thing, only the two tables of stone that were given to Moses on Mount Horeb, right? On Mount Sinai. It's two names for the same mountain. You probably know that already. Okay, why? Why is that notable? Well, it's notable because originally there were three things in the Ark of the Covenant.

It specifies, just like 2 Chronicles specified, that in the Ark, there was only one thing, only the two tables of stone that were given to Moses on Mount Horeb, right? On Mount Sinai. It's two names for the same mountain. You probably know that already. Okay, why? Why is that notable? Well, it's notable because originally there were three things in the Ark of the Covenant.

It specifies, just like 2 Chronicles specified, that in the Ark, there was only one thing, only the two tables of stone that were given to Moses on Mount Horeb, right? On Mount Sinai. It's two names for the same mountain. You probably know that already. Okay, why? Why is that notable? Well, it's notable because originally there were three things in the Ark of the Covenant.

There were not only the tables of stone, there was also the manna, right? The bread from heaven. And there was Aaron's staff. So that priestly staff. We don't know what happened to those other two objects. Yeah, the Bible doesn't say what happened to them. It just says that they were there. And now it says that they're not there, or at least it doesn't say that they're there still.

There were not only the tables of stone, there was also the manna, right? The bread from heaven. And there was Aaron's staff. So that priestly staff. We don't know what happened to those other two objects. Yeah, the Bible doesn't say what happened to them. It just says that they were there. And now it says that they're not there, or at least it doesn't say that they're there still.

There were not only the tables of stone, there was also the manna, right? The bread from heaven. And there was Aaron's staff. So that priestly staff. We don't know what happened to those other two objects. Yeah, the Bible doesn't say what happened to them. It just says that they were there. And now it says that they're not there, or at least it doesn't say that they're there still.

But it does kind of say only thing in the ark was the tables of stone. So that's important for us just in the sense of to keep in mind what we're looking at, what we're dealing with, because

But it does kind of say only thing in the ark was the tables of stone. So that's important for us just in the sense of to keep in mind what we're looking at, what we're dealing with, because