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Ordinary Time · Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C

Luke 11:1-13

The Lord's Prayer and the Persistent Friend

July 30, 2028

The Lord’s Prayer, James Tissot
The Lord’s Prayer, James Tissot, 1886–1894Brooklyn Museum, New York
Christ stands in white on a hillside above a town, hands spread as he teaches, while the disciples sit wrapped in their cloaks around him.One of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray.” He said to them, “When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come.”James TissotA French society painter who turned to religion and travelled to Palestine to paint the life of Christ where it happened.Brooklyn Museum, New YorkNew York’s second largest museum, holding a celebrated Egyptian collection and Tissot’s entire Bible series.Brooklyn Museum, New York
Roman Lectionary
GospelLuke 11:1-13Lk 11:1-13
Second ReadingCol. 2:12-14Col 2:12-14
First ReadingGen. 18:20-32Gn 18:20-32
Responsorial PsalmPs. 138:1-2a, 2b-3, 6-7a, 7b-8 (3a)Ps 138:1-2a, 2b-3, 6-7a, 7b-8 (3a)

Overview & Insights

"Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you." (Luke 11:9)

A disciple asks Jesus to teach them to pray, and Jesus gives them a short, direct prayer followed by a parable about a friend who persists in asking at midnight. He concludes that if imperfect parents give good gifts to their children, God will far more surely give the Holy Spirit to those who ask.

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Commentary

Luke 11 CommentaryLk 11 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Covers the Lord's Prayer and the teaching on persistence and good gifts.

Commentary on Luke 11:1-13Commentary on Lk 11:1-13 Working Preacher

Highlights the relational, Abba-centered nature of the prayer Jesus teaches.

Luke 11:1-13 CommentaryLk 11:1-13 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Treats the passage as Jesus's three-part teaching on prayer: model, parable, and promise.

Luke 11 CommentaryLk 11 Commentary Precept Austin

Provides a detailed word study of the Lord's Prayer and the friend at midnight.

Luke 11:1 CommentariesLk 11:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Collects classic commentary on the disciple's request to be taught to pray.

Lord, Teach Us How to Pray Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church

Reflects on why the disciples wanted to be taught to pray like Jesus.

Background & Word Study

Luke 11:1 InterlinearLk 11:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Shows the Greek text word by word for the request that opens the passage.

Gospel of Luke Summary (Part 2)Gospel of Lk Summary (Part 2) BibleProject

Gives an animated overview of the section of Luke that includes this teaching on prayer.

The Church Fathers

Luke 11:1 - CatenaLk 11:1 - Catena Catena

Gathers patristic comments on the disciples' request to be taught to pray.

Worship & Prayers

Proper 12: Year C The Lectionary Page

Gives the full set of collects and readings appointed for this Sunday.

Podcast

Sermon Brainwave Archives Working Preacher

Indexes the weekly Sermon Brainwave discussion of that Sunday's texts, including this one.

Art & Music

Luke 11:1-13Lk 11:1-13 Vanderbilt

Links art in the Christian tradition depicting the teaching on prayer.

Study Hub

Luke 11:1-13 ResourcesLk 11:1-13 Resources Textweek

Aggregates a wide range of commentary, art, and sermon links for this passage.

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