In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus tells a parable about a widow who keeps coming to a judge, pleading for justice. She doesn’t give up, even when she’s ignored. And in the end, because of her persistence, the judge finally responds.
Jesus shares this story “To show the necessity for us to pray always without becoming weary.” It’s an important reminder for us all: God does not always answer our prayers immediately. He allows us to experience moments of silence, delay, and even suffering — not because He is absent, but because He is doing something deeper within us.
Every one of us has had times when we’ve prayed for healing, peace, reconciliation, or direction, and it seemed as if heaven was quiet. But the silence of God is not the absence of God. It’s often in that silence that our faith is tested and refined.
We see this truth most clearly in Jesus himself. On the night before His death, in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus fell to the ground in agony and prayed, “Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not as I will, but as You will.” The Father did not remove the suffering, but instead gave His Son strength to endure it. Luke’s Gospel tells us, “An angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him.”
God’s answer wasn’t escape from the cross, but grace to carry it and through that suffering, salvation was born.
Friends, each of us has our own “Gethsemane moments”. Times when we cry out for help and feel that heaven is silent. But we are not alone. Jesus knows what it feels like to suffer and wait. He shows us that true faith doesn’t mean everything gets easier; it means we keep trusting even when it doesn’t.
So, if you find yourself struggling, keep praying, keep trusting. Even a simple prayer like “Jesus, I trust You” can open your heart to His strength. God’s silence is not neglect — it’s an invitation to draw closer, to lean on Him more deeply, and to discover that He is with you even in the waiting.
When the Son of Man comes, may He find in us a faith that never gives up. A faith that endures through silence, prays through struggle, and trusts through waiting.