"That’s the God we want: the one who moves fast, who strikes down the oppressor and lifts up the victim without hesitation, the God who brings justice now, but Jesus tells a story that seems to mock that expectation. His judge is unjust. His widow may not be innocent. And instead of speed, we get delay. Instead of clarity, we get ambiguity. Sirach’s world is clean—good people cry out, bad people get punished. Jesus’ world looks more like ours—messy, slow, morally tangled. The parable isn’t about how quickly God acts, but about how faithfully we wait."