Religion of the Easy Answer

As I mentioned yesterday (see below), we often want easy answers to complex political and economic matters. I think that it is easy for us to fall into the same trap in spiritual issues. We want fast, cookie-cutter answers from God. If we are sick, we want absolute, immediate relief. When God does not answer, we get impatient. We think about what we have done wrong to anger God and thus prevent his answering our prayer.

I think that sometimes God just wants to teach us patience.