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I recently heard an outstanding discussion about disability and faith on the Unbelievable podcast (1). It was a powerful show because it challenged the way I had previously viewed disability. The guests on the show shared the discomfort they felt when others would approach them and pray for their healing. Since healing doesn’t always come, prayers for restoration left…..
Most people sense that God exists. They are amazed by His creative handiwork, but wonder why He doesn’t talk to them.
Nearly everyone I know claims to have heard your voice
And every time they do, I know I should rejoice
Because one day I’m sure you’ll break your silence
And speak just to me
But I feel like…..
Think about this: before there were cities, it was just God and man, side by side, working the land, raising families, and creating community. Man was intimately connected to God’s creation for survival. However, with the development of the urban concrete jungle, we have progressively distanced ourselves from God’s world and become immersed in man’s. We don’t see…..
When we suffer, we want answers, and we want them now. But most of the time we don’t receive an immediate response. Why does God delay in answering? Is He deaf to our cries? Maybe what He is really doing is silently drawing closer to us so He doesn’t miss a word of our complaint. Maybe he is honoring the liturgy of lament before He offers His beatific benediction. God’s perceived delay may actually be the precious time He gives us to…..
