I’ve been praying since I could talk. I was never taught; never guided. I was simply told to have a conversation; to speak my requests. I’ve prayed for a new cabbage patch doll at Christmas time, acceptance into college, and for a miraculous A on a test I didn’t study for. I’ve prayed for jobs, for pregnancy and childbirth, for healthy children, for healing, and for safe travels.

faith, suffering, prayer, theologyAbby WalkerDecember 3, 2015prayer, mass shooting, twitter, political responseComment

Where is God?

It’s the age old question.

It’s the question that keeps me up at night, begging me to think of anything, anything else. It turns my stomach into knots, tightening, twisting until I think I’ll be sick. I've studied it. I've dissected it. I’ve theologized it. I’ve shoved it under the rug and washed my hands of it a thousand times.

theodicy, suffering, faith, godAbby WalkerNovember 16, 2015france, Habakkuk, parisComment

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