When you have been praying for months without an answer, do you sometimes feel that your voice does not count with God at all? This sermon reflects on Jesus’s parable of the persistent widow and the unjust judge (Luke 18), a strangely sad story Jesus told so that we would always pray and never lose heart. It turns out its point lies in the contrast: we are not a nameless widow, and God is not an indifferent judge. Listen and learn how to wait for God when the waiting drags on.
Does God Hear Us?
Subversive Stories
We all enjoy listening to colorful stories, especially those that surprise, intrigue, and make us think. Jesus is a master at telling parables-stories that can undoubtedly be called subversive. They turn our understanding of God, the world, life, and ourselves upside down. Are you ready for them to turn your world upside down, too?
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