December 18, 2021 Luke 18 “And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.” Luke 18:1 ESV             A missing ingredient in my prayer life is passion. I pray for my family, my church, my community and so on regularly. I pray with others and I pray for others. Somewhere along the path I seem to have misplaced my passion, my intensity. I know Jesus hears my prayers. I know God answers prayers.             I wonder though, am I really desperate for that which I pray? Am I willing to adjust to the status quo? Am I content to allow circumstances to stay the same?             The widow in Jesus’ account persists – even though the unjust judge’s character is to reject her pleas. We serve a God who is all-sufficient to do all and even beyond that we ask or even think. Let us become ‘passionate’ and ‘persistent’ as ask God for that which we need.             Christmas is one week away. Mary and Jospeh were persistent in finding Bethlehem. Once in Bethlehem Joseph refused to take ‘No room at the inn’ for an answer.