justice can be accomplished and the refusal to accept injustice. Thus in the parable the widow is an embodiment of profound, radical faith. Against all odds, against the silence of normalcy, she never doubted that justice could be had. Thus John Donahue can conclude about the parable: Luke understands continual prayer not simply as passive waiting but as the active quest for justice.3 Had she not had faith, the widow would have ceased to cry out. Had the disciples not had faith, they would not have