Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C

Meditation – 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C
Jeremiah 31:27-34
Psalm 119:97-104
2nd Timothy 3:14-4:5
Luke 18:1-8

Christians are called to a lifetime of patience, devotion, faith and unrelenting prayer. In the parable of the persistent widow, Jesus’ message regarding prayer is that we must keep at it, pestering God with our importunities, not giving up but “bothering” him until we are answered. It is not polite behaviour, but it works. As parents we know the results of “pester power”; pet-owners also will know how effective is a persistent meow or whine; like the judge in the parable (Luke 18:4-5), we are eventually worn down by it. The clear message of Jesus’ teaching is that if even an “unjust judge” will eventually act on behalf of an importunate woman, how much more can we expect God to come quickly to our aid (18:6-8). It all hinges on faith, however. Will our faith last a lifetime, so that our prayers persist until “the Son of Man comes” (18:8)?...

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