Gospel:
Luke 18:1-8
Jesus
told his disciples a parable about the necessity for them to pray always
without becoming weary. He said, "There was a judge in a certain town who
neither feared God nor respected any human being. And a widow in that town used
to come to him and say, 'Render a just decision for me against my adversary.'
For a long time, the judge was unwilling, but eventually he thought, 'While it
is true that I neither fear God nor respect any human being, because this widow
keeps bothering me I shall deliver a just decision for her lest she finally
come and strike me.
The Lord
said, "Pay attention to what the dishonest judge says. Will not God then
secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? Will he
be slow to answer them? I tell you, he will see to it that justice is done for
them speedily. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on
earth?"
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Reflection:
Is prayer
an essential part of your everyday life? What do you do after you pray? Do you
just lie down and wait for the answers to your prayers to fall from heaven?
The
gospel for today shows persistent prayers coupled with corresponding actions.
In our gospel there is a parable told by Jesus about a persistent widow who ask
again and again from a judge for a just decision she never gave up until she
got what she wanted from the judge.
When we
pray we humble ourselves before God, we humbly open ourselves to the unlimited
blessings that God could shower us. When we regularly pray we get to know Jesus
more deeply. We become not only friends with Jesus but very close friends with
Him, thus Jesus becomes an essential part of our lives.
Make
prayer a part of your daily life and you will feel that Jesus is always with
you. You will also observe a deepening of your relationship with Him who is
always just a prayer away from you. When you are prayerful you also are always
assured of the presence of Jesus in your life.
3 comments:
Thank you so much for sharing and letting us understand simply deep inour heart thnak you for yiur reflection that gave us understanding..God bless you abd family🙏
Thank you so much for sharing and letting us understand simply deep inour heart thnak you for yiur reflection that gave us understanding..God bless you abd family🙏
My pleasure and God bless you.
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