So the other day when I was bringing the bulletins to church and setting up for Sunday, this teenager rides up on his skateboard and comes into church. [Loud] ‘Yeah I want an espresso double shot on ice with two raw sugars.’ Are you kidding’ I say,  ‘bro, this isn’t Starbucks, this is St. Hagop Armenian Church.’  He looks around [whisper] ”Sorry… I want an espresso double shot on ice with two raw sugars.’  Sure let’s have a good laugh at this clueless teenager.  But get ready,  because you know that when I tell a joke in church, the joke is always on us. The joke is on us, because today’s Gospel reading reminds us that, not unlike this teen, we are pretty clueless when it comes to praying to God; we don’t know who God really is and what to ask for. Yet if we own up to our shortcomings and are persistent in trying, God promises that he will do the rest.