Hope - A Testimony of Hope

WHY, GOD, WHY?

A few years ago, I visited a parishioner of mine, Keith. A botched brain operation had left him wheelchair bound. Ononeofmyvisitstohim, helookedatme eyeball-to-eyeball and said: “Pastor, why is God allowing this to happen to me?”.

I preach every Sunday of the year. That is two sermons on a Sunday, averaging 2 000 words. A rough calculation tells me that is at least 200 000 words preached per year. When dear Keith posed that question, “Why?”, this pastor – whose world is filled with words –

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