Good morning good people, May the Lord give you peace and blessings in the Holy Spirit. It is 14th November 2025. We reflect on Wisdom 13:1–9 and the Gospel of Luke 17:26–37.
Is God delaying or denying our prayers?
As St. Augustine reminds us, “God delays not to deny, but to enlarge your desire, that you may receive more.”
Delay in receiving an answer to prayer does not mean God is denying our request. God is quietly shaping our hearts to receive the best He has prepared for us.
As we conclude the Book of Wisdom, we are reminded once more that God brings liberation to all who place their trust in Him.
Do we need to pester God in prayer? It is not pestering, but humble pleading that makes prayer importunate. The one who prays does not panic but persists. Prayer is our repeated attempt to tune our souls to the rhythm of God. When our faith becomes formal, shallow, or shaky, our prayer becomes routine, repetitive, recited, and noisy.
St. Luke insists that vigilance in prayer strengthens faith, preparing us for the unpredictable day of the Son of Man, even when it seems delayed. The powerless widow faced the powerful judge without giving up until she received what she asked for. Jesus sets her before us as a model of faith amid obstacles and opposition.
“When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?” This is not meant to discourage us, but to awaken deeper insight into our prayer life and our daily encounters of faith. Will God find the resilient and untiring faith of the widow when the Son of Man comes?
Prayer is a visible relationship with God expressed through our invisible groanings. To give up on prayer is to reveal a faith still unawakened.
May our beloved Mother Mary, Seat of Wisdom, intercede for us, that we may remain resilient and persistent in prayer.