Luke 18:1-8

My husband grew up with just brothers and I grew up with just a sister, so whenever I want to see something from a different angle, I ask my husband, and he rarely disappoints.

This time I asked him for a Bible verse about courage, and Luke 18 was his immediate response. This passage is about the persistent widow, who finally got a ruling from a judge because she kept bothering him.

I never would have thought about this story as one about courage, but it is an intriguing idea. The Bible and my husband never fail to teach me something new. What do you think about this passage?

Luke 18:1-8 NIV
[1] Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. [2] He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. [3] And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’ [4]  “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think, [5] yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!’ ” [6] And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. [7] 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? [8] 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?”

What Bible verse got your attention this week?