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?
Persistence and patience are two important virtues we need to cultivate as Christians. There will be times in our lives when we will want to give up because everything seems stacked against us. There will be other times when we feel abandoned because our prayers seem to go unanswered. But with persistence we can overcome any obstacle and with patience we can learn to accept God's Divine Plan and trust that everything will work out in the end. In addition, these two virtues help us to enter more deeply into our faith by connecting us with Jesus, who was persistence and patience personified. Whenever we feel like giving up, we can look at Jesus and see how after his cross came his triumph. The same holds true for us.
Do we call out to God day and night whenever we are in need? Do we trust that God will provide us with the graces we need to overcome all things? Do we believe that God will see justice done for us, even if it is not in the way we might want it?
O Lord, grant us the persistence and patience we need to triumph over every cross.
Amen.
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