Sunday Meditation: Will He Find Faith On Earth?

The last sentence of this passage is something that comes to mind from time to time.

 

Jesus told his disciples a parable

about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary.

He said, "There was a judge in a certain town

who neither feared God nor respected any human being.

And a widow in that town used to come to him and say,

'Render a just decision for me against my adversary.'

For a long time the judge was unwilling, but eventually he thought,

'While it is true that I neither fear God nor respect any human being,

because this widow keeps bothering me

I shall deliver a just decision for her

lest she finally come and strike me.'"

The Lord said, "Pay attention to what the dishonest judge says.

Will not God then secure the rights of his chosen ones

who call out to him day and night?

Will he be slow to answer them?

I tell you, he will see to it that justice is done for them speedily. 

But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"

Lk 16:19-31

With the way the world has evolved, the way atheism and agnosticism seems to be spreading, I do wonder.  I also remember a from certain homily from a pastor at my church who has since been relocated, Fr. Richard Veras.  Perhaps it was in reference to this Gospel reading, I don’t remember.  He said that even if there is no longer a single believer in Christianity, that doesn’t render it not true.  Christ and the Trinity of God exists no matter if no one still believes it.  Just like we may not be aware of a particular fish at the bottom of the sea, it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. 

Dr. Brant Pitre explains the entire passage.