When God Says No: The Mystery of Suffering and the Dynamics of Prayer

by Daniel Lanahan

Book Overview

In many situations and throughout the ages, when people have petitioned God for the relief of their suffering, or the suffering of others, God has said "No." In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prayed that the "cup be taken from him," if it be God's will. God answered no. Three times St. Paul begged God to remove the "thorn from his side." Three times God said no. When, says Father Lanahan, my family prayed desperately for my brother Neil to be cured...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1930051905
• ISBN13: 9781930051904
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Lantern Publishing & Media
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A book that touch your heart

This book touched my heart very deeply. I bought and gave as a gift to my friends and family.

About Sharing One's God-ness with Others ...

When God Says No is a book that expresses a most profound truth with a simplicity that is most appealing. When I received a copy, I read it from cover to cover in a little over an hour. But, that said, it's the kind of book that one keeps near and reaches for again and again - when a moment of crisis arises, or when a word of comfort is needed.The author shares himself with the reader. His rich experience of both God and humanity is caught up in the book he writes. He shares both his goodness and his God-ness with the reader, even as he invites the reader to an in-depth personal relationship with the God Who allows the reality of pain to be experienced by us all, as we journey on - into life forever.