Episode 216: A Tenacious Faith
The Rev. Dr. Alix Pridgen
Sermon on Luke 18:1-8 A story about a widow, a weary judge, and the God who never stops listening.
There’s a kind of waiting that wears you down — the kind that happens when you’ve done everything right and the world still won’t budge. That’s where we meet a widow in Jesus’ parable — standing day after day before a judge who doesn’t fear God and doesn’t care about people. She has no power, no allies, no leverage — only persistence.
Her plea becomes a prayer: “Grant me justice.”
And though the judge gives in just to stop her noise, Jesus says God is nothing like that judge. Our God doesn’t grow weary of compassion or turn away from our cries.
This story isn’t about pestering heaven into action — it’s about faith that keeps showing up. The kind of faith that writes letters to a loved one who never replies. The kind that lights candles night after night, believing love still matters. The kind that trusts God is at work even when the world’s doors are shut tight.
So when we pray, wait, and keep hoping, we join that widow’s chorus of faith — steady, stubborn, and hopeful — trusting that the God who neither slumbers nor forgets still hears.