Finally, Joshua defeated Amalek and his people as Moses prayed to hold his hands high. Then they went on each of his sides, each one holding one of Moses’ hands up until the sunset. So Aaron and Hur put a stone under Moses so he could sit on it. After a while, Moses was tired of keeping his hands up in the air.
When he lowered his hands, Amalek was victorious. As long as Moses kept his hands up, Israel was victorious. Moses sent Joshua to fight with the Amalek while he, accompanied by Aaron and Hur, stood on the top of the hill with the staff of God in his hand. Now they confront an enemy, the Amalek, and the Israelites go and fight at Rephidim. The Israelites had almost reached the Promised Land. Here we have the prayer of Moses during the time of battle and Israel searching for victory. The First Reading taken from the Book of Exodus, tells us of the importance of prayer. Her persistence and constant pleading help her to receive the right judgment. The judge is typically a powerful and influential person, whereas the widow is fragile, vulnerable, and helpless. Here we have the story of the unjust judge and a forlorn widow. In the Gospel of today Luke tells us that it important to pray always without becoming weary of prayer. It is also a way to show faith in the God in which we believe. At the same time, Prayer is personal which comes from our heart and is a means to express our feelings and emotions and placed them before God. Prayer is our means of communication with God and it is the means to experience our closeness to him. Today’s Readings tell us about prayer and the need to persevere in our prayers. This is the prayer of Jesus and it is the prayer he taught his disciples. In this prayer, we place ourselves humbly before our Lord and submit ourselves to him totally. The prayer of Petition is typically a Christian prayer. We place before him our needs and our aspirations and trust that the Lord will grant our requests. Prayer is understood as the raising of our heart and soul to God, the all gracious and loving Father. The theme that pervades through the readings of today is Prayer and more specifically, the prayer of Petition.
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