Our readings for today center on the fact that prayer should always be a part of our daily lives and in all situations that we face, whether good or bad. In our first reading from Exodus we see the battle between Amalek and the Chosen People of God. Moses in his wisdom knew that he can trust God to be present to help them in their needs. But like all of us when we are in prayer asking for a particular need that doesn't seem to be going our way, we grow tired and weary of asking for help from God. When we have our hands symbolically raised in prayer to God, we can know that God will be there to help us in our need. It's when we stop praying (or as what Moses did, "let his hands rest"), things don't seem to go our way. We need to remember that God is always present in all our needs and we should never grow weary of turning to Him for help in whatever tough situation we are facing in life. Trust in God's presence and His help is an important part of our faith.
In the reading from St. Luke's Gospel, we hear our Lord teach us about the necessity of praying always, without becoming weary. Faith and prayer in God needs to be an integral part of who we are. In good times and bad times we need to always pray. When things are tough in our lives we need to be consistent in our prayer. Our Lord teaches us that God will always be open to our needs. God will always, "secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night..." Pray always is the message of our Lord. Further, we must always maintain our faith in the fact that God is always present in our lives, both in the good times and the bad times!
As we approach the Lord in Holy Communion for this week, let us be grateful to Him for His presence in our lives and ask him for the things that we desire. Also, give thanks to him for the many blessings we do have in our lives.
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