Welcome to our daily rosary meditation. Let's begin in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Amen. Let's call to mind all those we've promised to pray for.

One of the most exciting scenes in the Old Testament is the showdown between

Elijah, the true prophet of the Lord and the 450 false prophets.

It's like a game show, the last profit standing, except that the stakes are permanent,

whoever loses this contest dies.

And of course, like any other big high stakes contest, the showdown between

Elijah and the false prophets drew a big crowd of spectators. But before the show got underway, before the contest began,

Elijah turned and addressed the crowd saying,

How long will you straddle the issue?

And that's the question for this meditation.

How long will you keep trying to hedge your bets. Our father who art in heaven, hallow would be your name.

Thy kingdom calm thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us to stay our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us

and lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil, Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee,

Blessed art thou among women.

Blessed is a fruit of thy womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for a sinner is noun in the hour of our death,

Amen.

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