In the Book, Moments of Fr.
Orbos, there is this story of a sibling rivalry between Michelle and Michael. Their
mother thought they would outgrow it, but it got worse as the years went by. She
said the greatest pain in their hearts as parents is to see their children not
getting along. All they could do was pray, and pray they did.
Then one day, in a retreat, her
daughter broke down and lamented having everything in this world except the
love and care of her Kuya Michael. That broke ice. Michael went to his sister
and embraced her, telling her how much he loved her though he never expressed
it.
For their mother, she believed
prayers work. Prayer can melt the hardest of hearts.
This too is the message conveyed
by the Gospel of Luke 18: 1-8. Prayer pays off. This is true for those who trust
in God. Instead of losing one’s heart, Jesus reminds us to have faith, that
kind of faith which does not give up praying and believing until we get what we
pray for. Like the widow in the Gospel, we are called to pray unceasingly.
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