Perseverance

Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
The gospel for today carries a message of perseverance. The homily that father gave today had a cool story about persevering.
A boy stood by the side of a railroad track holding a flag that he waved in the air. Down the line you could see a train coming forward with an engine and caboose. A man went to the boy and said, "The train won't stop for you. Don't expect it to, you might as well give up."
The boy in response stood and continued waving his flag. The train came by and when it looked like it would pass him up it stopped. The boy climbed on, turned to the man and said, "The engineer is my father." and the train drove off.
Often times we slack in prayer because we lose sight of the value of our prayers. We think that they are worthless and we give up. God is our father, he wants what is just for us and all we need to is persevere. What is required of us is perseverance and God will follow through. I just thought this was beautiful and wanted to share it with you.
Peace and Love in Christ,
Alyse