Today's gospel is the "ask and you will receive" gospel where Christ introduces a rather surprising element of life to spirituality: Persistence. He encourages continual prayer as if God can be fatigued into acquiescing. Tenacity, not righteousness, rules. It is a funny idea, especially when connected to the Old Testament reading where Abraham bargains with God over the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah. (What if there are 20 good men in the town, would you destroy it then?)
God sits in almighty judgment; man wheedles.
God sits in almighty judgment; man wheedles.
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