For Those Asking God “Why?”

I shared this in reply to a comment on another post, and thought this was too good not to share in general. I didn’t write this, but saw it… The link follows for the entire article by Al Andrews on Don Miller’s blog, Storyline.

“I’d like to suggest a prayer that the Benedictine monks pray during times the call ‘Desolation.’ Desolation is when things don’t work — when life, relationships, God — all seem disconnected at best. When that happens, our natural prayers are usually variations of the word ‘Why?’ Why? Why me? Why this? Why this now? Why God?”

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From http://storylineblog.com/2013/05/15/when-faced-with-conflict/

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