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b'We have friends who have prayed for a miracle for years. But they haven\\u2019t yet received their miracle. They haven\\u2019t heard an answer from God. Why do some people get miracles, while others seem to spend their lives waiting? It\\u2019s easy to feel like God answers some prayers and ignores others. But what if our Creator has a different way of moving mountains? What if there is a reason for the waiting?\\nOne of my favorite Gospel stories is the account of Lazarus. Jesus loved Lazarus and his sisters, Mary and Martha. But when Jesus heard Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was for two more days. If I had the ability to heal someone I loved, I think I would leave to see them as soon as I heard the news. But Jesus waited. And there was a purpose in waiting.\\nWhen Jesus got to Lazarus, he had been dead four days. Jewish people believed the soul stayed near the body for three days. But Jesus waited until people would\\u2019ve thought Lazarus had no hope of rising again. Then, Jesus raised Lazarus back to life. By waiting, Jesus proved His power over the grave. He foreshadowed that His own coming death would have no hold on Him.\\nNot all stories end like Lazarus\\u2019s. We live in a broken world filled with suffering and pain. Jesus healed many people while He was on earth, but not everyone had the chance to meet Him. We don\\u2019t all get the miracles we hope for, and we may never know the reasons why.\\nBut Jesus is the resurrection and the life. And one day, everyone who has put their trust in Him will be raised from the dead. We will live with Jesus, free from every sickness and sorrow. Until that day, the Holy Spirit helps us to trust Him. Trust there is a reason for the waiting. Trust an answer is coming, even if it\\u2019s not the one we\\u2019ve hoped for. Trust God is with us, even when life feels terribly hard. Because God is always the God of miracles, even when we don\\u2019t understand how He is working. \\u2022 Becca Wierwille\\n\\u2022 Have you ever prayed for a miracle, either for yourself or someone else? \\n\\u2022 How might it be comforting to know that Jesus weeps with us as we wait for Him to make all things new, including our bodies? (John 11:33-36)\\nJesus said to her, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d John 11:25-26 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nPs.42|Ps.71'