The Tragedy Of Unoffered Prayer

The Tragedy Of Unoffered Prayer

Pastor and theologian F. B. Meyer, who wrote extensively on the Christian life during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, said this: “The greatest tragedy of life is not unanswered prayer, but unoffered prayer.” What a thought. Prayer that doesn’t seem to receive an answer can be one of the most perplexing aspects of life in Christ. It’s especially difficult when someone we’re praying for remains sick or even dies. In those perplexing and difficult times when prayer seems not to work, we must trust the goodness of God. He makes choices that are far beyond our wisdom, and always for the best. Remember this when prayer seems not to make a difference, and keep offering those prayers. God is listening and doing far more with them than we know. Now that’s something to pray about!