Reflections on the Sunday Readings

                                                                                                                                                 Our readings this Sunday call us to be persistence in prayer.  In the first readings, Moses raises his arms in prayer of the army of Israel so that they can overcome their adversary Amalek and his armies.  How often does our own prayer feel like a struggle between ourselves and God?   Do we ever feel the weight of doubt that God is listening to us?   Are we afraid God will say “no” to us in our requests?  At times like that, do we need a...

                                                       At times when we go shopping in the grocery store and we are getting things like milk or eggs; we look to see what the “due date” on the carton is so that we are sure we are getting the freshest milk or eggs.     Or, we may have purchased these things sometime in the past, and we keep checking them to see when the “due date” is, by which it will identify if we should eat or drink them.                                                   Often when we pray for something special that we want or need, we may not, in our prayers, give God a” due date” by which we need His positive response; however, within our heads, we may have a definite time by which we want to...