Reflections
“When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”A long time ago, there was a mountain that stood majestic on a vast plain where people lived. One day, the people heard a deep rumble from within the mountain followed by a violent shaking that seemed to break the mountain apart. It created a panic. To the people watching, it was as if some monstrous giant was about to emerge out of it. Then there was a sharp con- vulsive tremor after which the mountain subsided into silence and, to everyone’s surprise, a mouse came out of it.I’m sure we have heard of the English expression “labor and bring forth a mouse” The above anecdote is where it came from. This expression means with much effort we accomplish so little. This is something like we work hard for one thing and then it turned out to be a waste. But this is not so with God. When we exert effort in prayer, we accomplish more. So the lesson of the gospel today is don’t stop, don’t quit, and pray harder. God does not snub a per- severing prayer. The young ones today also have a way of saying this: Pray Until Something Hap- pens - PUSH! © Copyright Bible Diary 2019