Because God can stop our pain, we think He should.
So we pray. And pray. But nothing happens.
(Photo by Jiri Hodan. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
That’s what occurred with Mary and Martha. They sent a message to Jesus that their brother Lazarus lay sick. But instead of immediately traveling to Bethany, Jesus stayed right where He was beyond the Jordan River. When He finally did arrive, Lazarus had been dead four days.
In other words, Jesus had taken His sweet time showing up.
From what happened next, I see several lessons to help us reconcile pain and prayer with God’s love.
WAYNE STILES