Wisdom 18:14-16; 19:6-9 / Luke 18:1-8
There are many things that we don't seem to get tired of doing.
For example, we don't seem to get tired of watching tv, eating good food, surfing the internet, shopping, travelling, etc.
However when it comes to praying and the disciplines of the spiritual life, we somehow tire out easily.
The disciples of Jesus might have felt the same way. They didn't get tired of watching Jesus work miracles day after day - curing the sick, expelling demons, giving sight to the blind, etc.
These were spectacular and extraordinary events and they were exciting to watch.
But Jesus did not call His disciples just to watch Him work miracles but to follow Him.
He called them to conversion and to a deeper faith in God.
He told the gospel parable so as to teach His disciples the importance of prayer and perseverance in faith.
It is with prayer that the all-powerful Word of God will leap from heaven and see that justice is done.
Prayer is not about watching spectacular things to happen; rather it is about perseverance and persistence and trusting in the quiet but powerful ways of God.