What Was the Persistent Widow Praying For?

Asking for a friend

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I love the parable of the persistent widow. I think of her when I sit at the Lord’s feet with yet another rendition of the same old prayers.

I always wonder what she was praying for. As a writer, I tend to take liberties by filling in the blanks. There’s not much to work with —

1. She’s a widow