For Your Weekend: Relentless Pursuit of Understanding It All

Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read John 20:19–23

I’ve noticed a pattern in my relationship with the Lord that goes like this: I pray for something very specific and then watch that very thing blow up in my face. This took me out at the knees for quite some time until I realized something peculiar yet consistent about how God answers my prayers: It always gets worse before it gets better.

When the Lord’s mighty hand moves, look out! He is like the Joanna Gaines of our prayers. He hears our des...