Jesus was returning to the Father, from whom He came; so He solemnly, yet affectionately bids farewell to His chosen, and in doing so makes them "ask for anything, in My Name" from His Father. For the Father now sees them/us all in His Son, Jesus; and would the Father ever refuse'anything' to His Beloved Son? It is in the context of a whole new relationship we now pray to the Father, confident and wanting only what the Father wants for us. This is the transformation that has come upon the disciples, because of the power of the Resurrection of Jesus. This is the new life promised to all believers where we see all created things bathed in the newness of a Resurrected world. We cannot but stand amazed at the unbounded love of the Father for us...that the Father is ready to grant "anything" we ask for !

Let's rest in that'love' and allow ourselves to be loved'warts and all', in all our unloveliness. Our Christian Faith teaches us God's love for us is boundless and is not conditioned by our failures. What are the authentic needs that are bursting in us to be spoken out to a loving Father? Ask and you will receive: can prayer be made any simpler?