The 29th Sunday in OT [19th October 2025] #sundayreflection #shortvideo #ayuknad17 #gospel #shorts

The 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 19th October 2025 Lectionary Readings: Exodus 17:8-13; Ps. 121; 2 Tim. 3:14-4:2; Lk. 18:1-8 Theme: Our Faith Journey Two Sundays ago the apostles asked Jesus: “Lord, increase our faith.” Last Sunday a cleansed leper worshipped and thanked Jesus for cleansing him, thus acting out his faith, with Jesus confirming it: “‘Get up and go on your way; your faith has made you well.’” (Lk. 17:19) Today we have the parable about the unjust judge and the widow who is constantly knocking at his door demanding justice. Jesus tells the parable, ‘about the need to pray and never to lose heart.’ I see this as a call to deeper faith in the love and promises of God through Jesus Christ. God is not the unjust judge – our God is merciful and faithful. If an unjust judge can give what the Widow wants because of her incessant pestering of the judge, who cares neither about God nor human beings, how much more will a God who is goodness, mercy and love itself not give to those who seek in faith. God is total mystery to us but Jesus has given us a glimpse of who our Father is. The obstacle in our lives is having the faith to know that this faith requires of us to continue praying and waiting upon our merciful, loving and faithful God who will never let us down no matter how we read what is happening to us. Jesus knows how difficult this constant action of faith, which we call prayer, is as the last line in our reading of today reveals to us: “‘And yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?’” (V. 8b) Our first reading for today is taken from Exodus 17:6-13. In this narrative we see the faith of a ‘community’ waiting upon the LORD God to win the victory for the Israelites against Amalek. Moses is at the top of a hill praying with hands raised. He grows tired and his assistants make a plan to deal with his fragility by sitting him on a rock and holding up his hands in prayer. This reminds me of what Matthew records Jesus as saying: “‘For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.’” (18:20) __________________________________________________ ✔Thanks for watching! Have a nice day! God Bless! ✔Please Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE- LIKE - SHARE - AND - COMMENT. __________________________________________________ 👉Please Visit the link /https://www.ratisbonne.org.il/blog/su... __________________________________________________ #sundayreflection #shortvideo #ayuknad17 #gospel #shorts #shortsfeed #shortsyoutube #short #religiousofourladyofsion #stpierredesionratisbonnemonastery #notredamedesion