Fading Autumn on a dreary morning.
I used Luke 18:1-8 for Bible prayer this morning. An unjust judge finally gives a widow justice, only because she keeps after him. Jesus is not comparing God to the unjust judge. The widow's persistence is a model for our praying.
It would have been expected that a widow would give up after the first try. She acts so out of character that the judge is astonished. We could keep a little humor in the parable by staying closer to the original meaning of the Greek verbs. The judge says that he will finally grant the widow's request because she is giving him such a beating that he may end up with a black eye.
Jesus wants us to have a tenacious hopeful faith, not just in asking for particular favor, but all through our life.
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