Wisdom 13:1-9 / Luke 17:26-37
God listens to our prayers. And He would certainly pay attention to an earnest and persevering prayers.
And if we think that God is not answering our prayers, then maybe we have to what our prayers are all about.
In other words, do we listen to our own prayers?
Prayer is not about trying to change God's mind.
It could be rather strange to think that if we say long and persistent prayers, God will finally give in and grant us what we want.
That would make prayer look like some kind of mechanism that will make God do something for us.
But prayer is actually a unifying power and makes us partners with God to ensure that His will is done on earth.
This may mean that we become able to accept what cannot be changed; or it may mean that we are given courage to attain what we thought was beyond our strength.
In either case, our earnest and persevering prayer will bring our wills into conforming with God's will, and it is God's " to see justice done, and done speedily".