Persistence

The word for today is “persistence.”  It’s the persistence of the Canaanite that ended up with her daughter being cured; she went back to the Lord again and again and again.

Perhaps you and I can be persistent in our prayers – in the prayers we have.  Perhaps for another; in this case in Matthew’s Gospel she is praying for her daughter.  Maybe also for ourselves – that we be persistent in trying to change our behavior, our actions, or our habits.

The Lord listens and answers our prayers.

Monsignor Daniel Hoye