Comments on: Why doesn’t God heal everyone?

By: Jon Arnold

Jon Arnold — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:23:44 +0000

Caleb – thanks for these profound and moving words and being willing to share your story. What a powerful image – singing and praying in a hospital bed – true worship! We pray you and your Dad continue to see God’s hand in your suffering, but that your suffering will also be relieved – soon. Thanks for your incredible example to the rest of us of trusting God through the pain.

By: Caleb

Caleb — Tue, 25 May 2010 09:16:44 +0000

Don’t know if anyone else will read this but my dad is going thru right now. He is a pastor and had a surgery that left him paralized. I wondered so much why? I still don’t know but I will love him till the end. He still loves Jesus and I see that sometimes he wonders the same thing. And then I see him worship God on his hospital bed praying and singing. And I am sometimes consumed with the fact that he walked in this hospital and will not be able to walk out. But I am learning from his example to praise God in all things. Besides when Jesus suffered he didn’t have too. When He died, He could have prevented it but in His suffering and death He drew all men unto Him. Thru his death lies the greatest victory. So perhaps thru my fathers suffering He will gain a greater victory.

By: LSteller

LSteller — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:53:12 +0000

I am sorry for the stupid comments you had to endure from well-meaning, but ignorant and immature Christians while traveling through your “desert.” Having been in pastoral ministry for 42 years I have experienced a few desert experiences myself along with the comments. However, like you, I have found on the other side of the desert a more profound faith in a more profound God. Perhaps instead of developing a theology of “blessing,” we Christians should develop a theology of intimacy with God (that often comes through suffering). It amazes me how personal suffering draws me into that intimate relationship. I know I don’t have an answer for unanswered prayer either, but just because He doesn’t answer my prayer doesn’t mean that He hasn’t heard my prayer. Growing up, I heard this saying: “Sometimes Jesus calms the storm and sometimes He gives His child strength to walk through the storm.” I have experienced both.