PRI Reflections on Scripture | Saturday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time

Join Msgr. Don Fischer as he reads and delivers a short reflection on today’s gospel, followed by 3 1/2 minutes of contemplative music and a closing prayer. Msgr. Don hopes that today’s reflection on the gospel will empower you to carry the Word in your heart throughout the day.

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Saturday of the 32nd Week in Ordinary Time
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Original Postdate: 11-16-2024
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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?”

Reflection
It's easy for us at times to imagine that God is not as interested in where we are and what we need. Sometimes we imply that he's like the judge in the story that has to be pestered and bothered in order to get something from him.
But nothing could be further from the truth. Nothing is more important that we believe that our God is the God who is immediately ready to respond to anything that we need. We need to trust in his willingness to be the God he's promised to be.


Closing Prayer
Father, help us when we doubt. When we feel distant from God. Or we feel that God is not listening. Give us the confidence to know that beyond our imagining, he’s engaged in everything that we do, and longs for us to receive the grace that we need to become the people he calls us to be. And we ask this in Jesus’ name, Amen.

 
 

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