I heard a great insight from the All Set for Sunday podcast with Father Andy Syberg as the guest with Scott and Jeff for this 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time. "Prayer allows us to know God's will for our lives." As he elaborates, through prayer, we ultimately come to know God more closely, and then we can know His will. So we can participate in God's will and God's plan through prayer.
God desires for us to keep striving after Him, becuase the process can benefit us, even as we wait for God to fulfill our needs. Moses had a part to play in the success of the battle, and he had to keep his arms lifted for success to unfold. The widow in the Gospel reading's parable kept persisting for an unjust judge to give her a favorable ruling, and he finally granted it.
Even more so, God desires to meet our needs out of love for us. It matters for us to have faith so we can strive ultimately for God and be ready to embrace what He offers us.
20 years ago on this weekend of the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, I was confirmed. It began a new life for me of constantly striving for God and the ways He would continue to fill me in the power of the Holy Spirit.
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