Just how are we supposed to engage in the midst of tragedies? Is firing off a tweet about "thoughts and prayers" enough? Should we instead throw our energy into activism? In this teaching, we look at two stories Jesus told about the relationship between prayer and action, humility and persistence: the parables of the persistent widow and the Pharisee and the tax collector. What might Jesus be calling you into as you engage with tragedies in our world from here on?