Tuesday of the
Twenty-third Week in Ordinary Time
God listens to
prayers. He takes care of those who
confide in him. He will bring them to a
good end. Yes, Judas will betray
Jesus. His treachery will lead to Jesus’
death on the cross. But this in not the
end of Jesus. God the Father breaks the
bonds of death so that Jesus rises from the dead. Just as marvelously, God saves us. By Jesus’ crucifixion and death our sins are
forgiven, and we too are set on the path to eternal life.
Let us not be timid
about naming our fears and frustrations when we pray. God will turn them into benefits for us and
others. The effects of prayer are not
usually seen instantaneously. We often have to stand there with bleeding
knuckles as we knock at God’s door with prayer.
