It’s October and that means many things to many people — leaves changing from green to vibrant hues of red and gold, schools delving deeply into topics of great importance in their lives and next month the end of an election season that has surprised and baffled us in many ways on more than one occasion.

The next item on Luke’s catechetical agenda is prayer. The instruction begins with a parable “about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary.”

Once again Luke reminds us that Jesus & Co. are “on the way to Jerusalem.”