Thank You Pete Greig

I don't suppose Pete Greig will spend his time reading my blog, but I want to say thank you to him for this book.

Thank you for the honesty contained in this book which encourages us to engage with the silence of unanswered prayer.

It won't be enough to make space on your shelf for this book, you will need to make time in your life for this book - it doesn't deserve to be on a shelf but in your hands being read and prayed.

I don't want to try to pick away at this book with lots of comments, let me share just two things.

Questions that heal

It's interesting to note how many times after His resurrection Jesus introduces Himself to people by asking them questions. Good Friday had left a mess, and Jesus was systematically dealing with the consequences of chaos in the lives of His friends by provoking them to respond to His presence. (page 296)

What a great insight into the coming of the Lord Jesus to his friends on that Easter Day. Jesus knows about the sorrow of Good Friday, the silence of Holy Saturday, and in his presence, at his coming he wants to deal with that by asking us questions upon which we can grow.

Living with unanswered prayer

I need a big God;

an awesome,

unspeakably amazing God;

a death-defying, eternal God;

A God whose promises are certain.

No compromise:

our God is our Father,

loves us completely,

is all-powerful and

ultimately will make

all things new. (page 85)

Thanks, Pete, for highlighting the dangers of compromise. This is our God, even when he is silent.