Jesus teaches his disciples how to pray
1 Then Jesus told his disciples a story. He wanted to teach them that they must continue to pray always. They must not want to stop.
2 He said to them, ‘In a certain city, there was a judge. He was not afraid of God. He did not respect people.
3 A woman lived in that same city. Her husband had died. She came to the judge many times with a problem. She was saying, “Somebody is doing bad things against me. Please show that I am right and he is wrong.” 4 For a long time, the judge would not do anything to help her. Later, he thought, “I am not afraid of God. Nor do I respect people. 5 But this woman causes me trouble. If I do not do anything for her, she will continue to come to me again and again. She will make me ill. So I will help her. I will say that she is right.” ’
6 Jesus then said, ‘This judge was not a good man. But you should think about what he said. He finally decided to help the woman. 7 So God will surely help those that he has chosen to be his children. When they continue to ask him for help, in the day and in the night, he will answer them. He will not wait. 8 I tell you this. He will show that they are right. He will help them quickly. I, the Son of Man, will return to earth. But will I find many people who still believe in me then, or not?’
