Ordinary Time 17
July 28, 2019 onboard the MS Amsterdam
Genesis 18, 20-32 + Psalm 138 + Colossians 2, 12-14 + Luke 11, 1-13
There are three possible answers to prayer. Take my word for it. I’ve been at it a long time. I want to tell you about this because, every now and then I have met someone who is upset and disappointed. Sometimes they are actually angry with God, which I don’t think is, in itself, a problem. It’s hard to ignore someone you are angry with. It’s just that they don’t understand that besides “yes” and “no” there is a third answer, and I learned it from my mother. That third answer is not however, “because”, which was the answer I would sometimes get when I asked “why”? … more »