Persistence
LUKE 18: 1 (NIV) Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. Observe the ant, the leader Tamerlane once said. In relating a story from his early life, he said, “I once was forced to take shelter from my enemies in a dilapidated building, where I sat alone for many hours. Wishing to divert my mind from my hopeless situation, I fixed my eyes on an ant carrying a kernel of corn larger than itself up a high wall. I counted it