Faith, Hope and Grief: Finding God's Presence in the Midst of Crisis

“We’re going to storm the gates of heaven until God brings healing. He’s going to give us our miracle.”

The faith is sincere. The expectation is real. And sometimes God honors our prayers for healing. Sometimes, but not always. Instead of healing, God may choose to put us through grief. When loved ones die, even good Christians struggle to fathom the unfathomable. We count the months by the minute, waiting for the pain to go away. We harbor secret bitterness toward the one who has left us. ...