Prayer, Persistence & Faith

St. Monica never gave up on her son St. Augustine and it is a blessing to many generations that she didn't. The lesson here for all of us is to never give up on someone you love. God's grace can find its way to even the darkest corners. If you know the story of Francis Thompson who wrote the great poem "the Hound of Heaven", he was as destitute as one could become, living in the streets, addicted to opium, yet He found God. How? Because God never stops pursuing you, never! Where do we begin? Prayer. Prayer is the foundation of trust in God. Even simple prayers are heard by God. Your prayers says to God, "I don't see you, nor hear you, nor perhaps even know you, but despite that I trust you." Prayer pleases God. He is the Abba, that Jesus describes to us. Pray for your children that they will find their way to God, because GOD WILL BE THERE! Be persistent, do not despair - that is what the Great Deceiver, the Evil One would like you to do. GOD'S LOVE IS UNFATHOMABLE! HIS MERCY KNOWS NO BOUNDARIES! Luke 18:1-17 The Parable of the Persistent Widow -Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always
pray and not give up. He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’ “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care about men, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually wear me out with her coming!’ ” And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?” Finally have faith that whatever God wills for you and your loved ones in the end will be good. Show Him how much faith you have.
TODAY IS MY FATHER'S 86th BIRTHDAY - HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR ME AND GOD BLESS YOU.