Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.' "For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, 'Even though I don't fear God or care about men, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't eventually wear me out with her coming!'" And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"

I have never noticed before how many stories in Luke are about praying. The Bible tells why we should pray, how we should pray, what we should pray for, and when we should pray. With so many verses and stories talking about prayer, one must think prayer is important.

Therefore, we need to understand what prayer is. According to Webster it is The act of addressing supplication to a divinity, especially to the true God; the offering of adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving to the Supreme Being. I like to think it is talking to God. We are to pray without giving up, like the widow who did not give up. We are to have faith that God will hear our prayer and, according to His will and our good, will answer our prayer.