In today’s Gospel reading, the judge gives in to persistence. How much more will our heavenly Father respond to our prayers? God can read the heart and knows whether we really want and need what we ask. If sometimes prayer goes unanswered, perhaps it is that God gives us what we ask, unless he has something better to give us.
The prayer in today’s gospel is an acute petition. This is a normal form of prayer, of course, but not the most important. Praise and thanksgiving are the highest form of prayer; but that is greatly helped when our prayers of petition are granted. If our prayers are always prayers of petition, we run the risk of being selfish and self-centered; except, of course, when the prayers of petition are for others. Like one of the ten lepers from last week’s Gospel, we can ask, and, when our prayer is answered, we can return to give thanks.
This Sunday afternoon at 3 PM please join us for the annual St. Cecilia Sing Concert sponsored by the Saginaw Chapter of the National Pastoral Musicians that is being held at our Church. It is promised to be a wonderful afternoon of music!
Don’t forget that next Saturday is our annual bazaar. If you still have raffle tickets out, please be sure they are returned to the office by Monday, October 21st.
Have a great week,
Fr. Matt
