Today’s Gospel (Luke 18:1–8) tells the story of a widow who kept asking a hardened judge for justice until he finally gave in.
She had no power, no title, no allies - only persistence.
And Jesus said we should pray the same way: without growing weary.
That story stayed with me because I know what it’s like to keep knocking when nothing seems to open. For years, I chased freedom - from work, from limits, from the fear of growing old still chasing someone else’s dream. Every new plan, every venture, was me trying to outrun the weight of waiting.
But when I hit silence, I realized what the widow already knew: persistence isn’t just endurance - it’s faith in motion.
It’s believing God still listens even when life feels stuck on repeat.
That truth became “Persistent Widow.”
It’s a slow, reflective rap carried by blues and boom-bap - a song for anyone who’s ever prayed with tired hands but an unbroken heart. The verses speak the struggle; the chorus, sung by a woman’s voice, echoes that sacred resilience:
🎶 I chased freedom, but found wisdom,
Like the persistent widow, I cried till I bled.
This song isn’t about losing hope - it’s about learning that faith doesn’t need proof to keep standing.
It’s about finding peace in persistence and wisdom in waiting.
When Jesus asked, “When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?” - I want my answer to be this song.
🎧 Stream “Persistent Widow” by MEMINEM
🎵 Persistent Widow Lyrics
[Verse 1]I was runnin’ from the tickin’ sun, countin’ hours like debts undone.Built paper wings on windy days, chased halos hidin’ in the haze.Every plan was a whispered prayer, to a God whose hands still hold my prayer.Reachin’ for light through a factory pane, callin’ it freedom - felt more like pain.Dreams drippin’ ink in a rust-stained jar, tryin’ to paint escape on a work-day scar.[Hook]I chased freedom, but found wisdom,Like the persistent widow, I cried till I bled.Didn’t win the world, but I kept my tread -Yeah, I chased freedom… and found wisdom.[Verse 2]Fed that fire till it turned to ash, wore ambition like a borrowed mask.Every spark I swore was gold fizzled fast, left nights cold.Silence came like a gentle thief, took my noise - left me belief.Heard that still voice cuttin’ through fear:“The bars you hate been built in here.”Now I’m facin’ the mirror with my hands un-clenched, workin’ the same field but the soil’s refreshed.[Hook]I chased freedom, but found wisdom,Like the persistent widow, I cried till I bled.Didn’t win the world, but I kept my tread -Yeah, I chased freedom… and found wisdom.[Verse 3]The road I cursed became my guide, truth tattooed on the underside.Storms I fought were teachers too, turnin’ my fire from red to blue.Clock in calm, no stage, no crown, still I walk like I own this ground.Chains grew roots, became my base, peace took bloom in the roughest place.Now I measure success in breath and grace, not the chase, not the race, just face to face.One often finds his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it - that’s me.Faith ain’t loud; it hums in bone, like a prayer that’s finally grown.Still bruised, still broke, still standin’ tall, still believin’ persistence outlives it all.[Hook]I chased freedom, but found wisdom,Like the persistent widow, I cried till I bled.Didn’t win the world, but I kept my tread -Yeah, I chased freedom… and found wisdom.Now I breathe when the morning’s gray, found God hidin’ in the everyday.No riches, no crown, but I rest my head - Persistent Widow… and found wisdom.
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