Should we be a pest to God?

Reflection

       Imagine what it would be like to be blind.  What a deprivation of the joys and richness of what we see each day.  Thinking of that pain, I can imagine how a blind man would cry out to Jesus, the wonder worker, to seek a cure.

      He’s so driven by the hope of seeing that he persists in his request.

      The lesson from the story is that it’s ok and more than ok to persist in our prayers to God.  In Jesus we see an acceptance of the persistence.  Jesus likes the conversation.

Scripture

Luke
Chapter: 18

Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar
(Matthew 20.29-34; Mark 10.46-52)

 
³⁵When Jesus was coming close to Jericho, a blind man sat begging beside the road.   ³⁶The man heard the crowd walking by and asked what was happening.   ³⁷Some people told him that Jesus from Nazareth was passing by.   ³⁸So the blind man shouted, "Jesus, Son of David have pity on me!"  ³⁹The people who were going along with Jesus told the man to be quiet. But he shouted even louder, "Son of David, have pity on me!" 
⁴⁰Jesus stopped and told some people to bring the blind man over to him. When the blind man was getting near, Jesus asked,   ⁴¹"What do you want me to do for you?"
"Lord, I want to see!" he answered. 
⁴²Jesus replied, "Look and you will see! Your eyes are healed because of your faith."   ⁴³Right away the man could see, and he went with Jesus and started thanking God. When the crowds saw what happened, they praised God. 

Prayer

Lord, help me to have greater confidence in you.  Help me to pray and believe that you enjoy the conversation.  When things don’t turn out immediately as I like, help me to be persistent.  Help me to know that that’s ok with you.  Amen