There are differences, of course, and my self-defense quickly fills them in. Richard was, presumably, sincere; I was needy; we were both asking God for help, not taunting him or demanding worship. And yet I cannot easily dismiss the haunting similarity between Satan’s “Throw yourself down!” and Richard’s “Show yourself!” In each case the challenge is the same: a demand for God to take off the wraps and prove himself. In each case, God demurred.
