REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE 32ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR 1 18TH NOVEMBER 2023
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE 32ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR 1 18TH NOVEMBER 2023 Wisdom 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Ps.105; Luke 18:1-8 Prayer works: do it always In today’s gospel, Jesus teaches us the need to be persistent in our prayers. This is an invitation to trust in God wholeheartedly. This teaching first assures us that God answers prayers. Prayer is indeed the raising up of our minds and hearts to God. It is not a make-belief or an exercise in futility. If there is a man to pray, there is a God to answer. This teaching further educates us on the need never to stop praying irrespective of what may be our experience in prayer. Prayer will not always give us what we request for, the way we request for it and when we expect to receive our request. However, that should not make us think less of prayer as ineffective or as one of the many options that man could adopt. We must never approach prayer with the attitude of someone who is attempting one of the numerous solutions to a par...