Luke 18:1-8

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, year C.

Questions

1. What words or phrases from the text struck me? What did I find challenging, encouraging, confusing?

2. What do you make of the widow's strategy against the judge? Does this take courage? Would it always work? Can you see situations in your life when such a strategy is needed.

3. What is your experience of the justice of God? Is justice always the best thing to hope for?

4. What is your experience of inner conflict and inner judgment? what can this story say to us about our role as judges?

5. The parable ends with the question: "Will he find faith on earth?" What is the nature of this faith? Do you think he will find faith on earth?