2024-03-12 05:45:04
This father asks for health for his son (cf. Jn 4:43-54). The Lord reproaches everyone a little, but also him: “If you do not see signs and wonders, you do not believe.” (cf. v. 48). The official, instead of being silent and silent, comes forward and says: “Lord, come down before my son dies” (v. 49). And Jesus answered him: “Go, your son lives” (v. 50). There are three things that are needed to make a true prayer. The first is faith: “If you do not have faith…” And many times, prayer is only oral, from the mouth, but it does not come from the faith of the heart, or it is a weak faith… (…) The first condition for true prayer is faith. The second condition that Jesus himself teaches us is perseverance. Some ask, but grace does not come: they do not have this perseverance, because deep down they do not need it, or they do not have faith. (…) Faith and perseverance go together, because if you have faith, it is certain that the Lord will give you what you ask for. And if the Lord makes you wait, call, call, in the end the Lord gives grace. (…) And the third thing that God wants in prayer is courage. Someone may think: does it take courage to pray and stand before the Lord? Needed. (…) This virtue of courage is very necessary. Not only for apostolic actions, but also for prayer. Faith, perseverance and courage. In these days when it is necessary to pray, pray more, let us think about whether we pray in this way: with faith that the Lord can intervene, with perseverance and with courage. The Lord does not disappoint, he does not disappoint. He makes us wait, he takes his time, but he doesn’t let us down. Faith, perseverance and courage. (Homily Saint Martha, March 23, 2020)
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