The Prayer in the Garden
Jesus prayed on the night before he died. He asked, three times, for the cup to pass. The cup was not taken. This is the most important unanswered prayer in the Bible.
Silence Is Not the Same as Absence
The silence of God is not the same as the absence of God. It does not feel that way when you are inside it. The prayers no longer reach anywhere, the Bible reads like a closed door. The feeling is real. The conclusion is not the only one available.
The Holiness of Tears
We have been taught, quietly and persistently, that tears are something to move through on the way to something better. What if they are not the waiting room? What if they are, sometimes, the sanctuary itself?
While He Was Still a Long Way Off
The father in the parable does not appear to be doing anything when the son returns. But the text suggests he has been watching the road for a long time. There is something to be said about what that watching costs — and what it means.
God Is Not Late
The hardest thing about waiting is not the length of it. It is the silence that comes with it — the feeling that the waiting means something about you, or about whether God is still there.
While You Were Waiting
Waiting is not the pause before your life resumes. For the wounded believer, it is often the place where the most important things quietly happen — whether you notice them or not.
