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Article: When God seems silent. (lifestyles) (column)
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- Vibrant Life
- Article date:
- September 1, 1989
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When God Seems Silent
Late one night, in his apartment outside Chicago, Richard, a young theology student, decided to stake all his faith on the outcome of a single prayer.
"God," he cried, "I've got to find some evidence that You really exist. If You'll say a word, or become visible, or in some other way let me know for sure of Your existence, I'll give You the rest of my life." Then he added a threat. "But if You don't," he declared, "I'm not going to believe in You anymore."
All through the night Richard waited for God to act. Surely the God who had spoken from Sinai, who had healed the sick and raised the dead, would answer such a small ...