Bible
Study: 3RD John 1, 5 to 8 and Luke 18, 1
to 8.
I once read a story about the invention of the Electric Bulb. It goes
thus: “When Thomas Edison was seeking to invent the electric light bulb, he
didn't get it right the first time. But then, he didn’t immediately say,
"I'm a big fat failure!" He didn’t throw his arms up in the air and
sighed, "This is just too hard. I give up!"? He didn’t grab a bottle
of booze and become an alcoholic…No. No. No!
“When it didn't work the first time, Edison made a note of exactly what
he'd done and what components he had used. Then he made an adjustment to the
experiment and tried again. And when that "failed" he made a note of
that, readjusted and tried again. He kept learning from every experiment. He
learned all the ways that it wouldn't work. He discovered all the chemicals and
elements that wouldn't work. And each time he found a way that wouldn't work,
he knew he was closer to finding a way that would work.
It took him approximately 10,000 experiments to invent the perfect
set-up for the electric light bulb. There was a lot of learning to go through.
Nobody had done it before. He couldn't read a book about it. He simply had to
plug away, failing and learning, until he and his mockers worked out the right
way to do it.” (See More at www.wilywalnut.com)
Dear friend, it took ten thousand experiments to invent a single
electric bulb. If it took that long for something physical, how much more
something of true eternal value!
Jesus is telling us today that when we pray and we do not get instant
answers to our prayer requests, we should not give up or assume praying is
useless. We should never think praying is wasting time. Prayer never fails even
when we do not get what we expect.
Thomas Edison never saw his experiments as failure. He kept trying new
things because he believed he would eventually get it right. To pray
consistently requires that much faith. You just have to believe your answers
are coming! Keep going back on your knees.
Today we remember the martyr, St. Josaphat. He was killed because of his
attempt to deepen the unity of the Church. Read more about him at http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=71
Let us Pray: Lord Jesus, may I never give up on you. Amen.
Be Happy.
Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. God bless you.
Fr. Abu
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