April 24, 1994
April 24, 1994
In
the days approaching April 15, Ruth and I found ourselves without enough money
for the taxes that were due. I prayed
for enough to arrive and, to my relief and gratitude, it did. I thought to myself, “Now there’s an answer
to prayer.” Then I caught myself: that’s
just the answer I wanted. How it
could take a parent so long to realize this I can’t say, but I realize that
“No” is an answer to prayer, too. So is
repeating the prayer, reflecting it back for an answer from my own mind or from
that of God within me. And so I begin to
see that even requests of God that are denied, or that are deferred, or that
are turned back to me for action bear testament that God is always with me, if
I will only acknowledge Him.
