July 27, 2025, Luke 11:1-13
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072725.cfm
Fr. Tom McGrath shares a story about a young man’s struggles with prayer. The young man said: “I was so angry at God because I had asked him to help me stop doing drugs. And then, before long, I was getting high again.”
“I was angry at God and mad at my parents who told me God would help me if I asked. And I was mad at my Catholic school teachers, who taught me the same thing. I was furious one Sunday when I went back to church after a long time, and the priest said we should be persistent in prayer and not give up.
“But I wanted to give up, and I could no longer trust God after being seemingly turned down or ignored so many times before. And yet a few days later, after another horrific night acting in ways that left me shamed and empty and aching, I got down on my knees one more time, and I uttered just two words from my heart: ‘God, help!’
“And I felt something. It was an inner click of willingness. Something inside shifted, and trust was born inside me. It only took that moment, and my recovery began. And now I’m glad for every prayer I said along the way. It took all that praying not to change God, but to change me.”
Prayer works in a similar way. The young man put his need before God, and we sometimes do the same. God is waiting to connect with us as a father with his child.
Whenever we pray and don’t receive what we’ve asked for, it shows that our hearts may be too limited to handle God’s abundant gifts. Our Heavenly Father wants us to stay close to Him so He can shape our love to be truly worthy of Him.
To be worthy of God, we need to be honest with him, letting our hearts speak whatever they are feeling at the moment. An open heart is a vulnerable heart, trusting that God will grant only what God can do. We have nothing to fear. He is with us.
One thing I know for sure is that God is worth waiting for, regardless of how long it takes.
Love Your Neighbor!
Fr. Rick Pilger, IC
www.bscchurch.com
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time C
July 27, 2025, Luke 11:1-13
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/072725.cfm
Fr. Tom McGrath shares a story about a young man’s struggles with prayer. The young man said: “I was so angry at God because I had asked him to help me stop doing drugs. And then, before long, I was getting high again.”
“I was angry at God and mad at my parents who told me God would help me if I asked. And I was mad at my Catholic school teachers, who taught me the same thing. I was furious one Sunday when I went back to church after a long time, and the priest said we should be persistent in prayer and not give up.
“But I wanted to give up, and I could no longer trust God after being seemingly turned down or ignored so many times before. And yet a few days later, after another horrific night acting in ways that left me shamed and empty and aching, I got down on my knees one more time, and I uttered just two words from my heart: ‘God, help!’
“And I felt something. It was an inner click of willingness. Something inside shifted, and trust was born inside me. It only took that moment, and my recovery began. And now I’m glad for every prayer I said along the way. It took all that praying not to change God, but to change me.”
Prayer works in a similar way. The young man put his need before God, and we sometimes do the same. God is waiting to connect with us as a father with his child.
Whenever we pray and don’t receive what we’ve asked for, it shows that our hearts may be too limited to handle God’s abundant gifts. Our Heavenly Father wants us to stay close to Him so He can shape our love to be truly worthy of Him.
To be worthy of God, we need to be honest with him, letting our hearts speak whatever they are feeling at the moment. An open heart is a vulnerable heart, trusting that God will grant only what God can do. We have nothing to fear. He is with us.
One thing I know for sure is that God is worth waiting for, regardless of how long it takes.
Love Your Neighbor!
Fr. Rick Pilger, IC
www.bscchurch.com
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