What is prayer for? What does perseverance in prayer mean to me?

Gospel: Luke 18: 1–8
Pay attention to what the dishonest judge says. Will not God secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night?

The parable of the unjust judge follows the logic of the parable of the unjust steward and the Synoptic idea that “if you who are evil know how to give your children good things, how much more so will your heavenly Father.”

One of the attributes attributed to Luke is that his is a “Gospel of Prayer”. We see Jesus praying in this gospel more than in the others and he gives more teaching about prayer.

What is gratitude, and what does it have to do with faith?

Gospel: Luke 17: 11–19
Stand up and go, your faith has saved you

Now he knew he would never have to feel cut off from God, now he knew how close he was to God for he would remember returning and getting close to Jesus, close enough to hear, “your faith has saved you”. He would know what a gift he had received, his faith would remind him of that gift. That’s why God calls us to glorify God and give thanks to Jesus.

What is faith and what is our role as servants of God?

Gospel: Luke 17: 5–10
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”

We would protest, “Our faith is weak and small.” He would respond as he did to his apostles, “You already have faith and what I have given you is enough to do the work of discipleship!”