seu0814“They spoke against God, saying, ‘Can God spread a table in the desert?’ When he struck the rock, water gushed out, and streams flowed abundantly. But can he also give us food?” (Psalm 78:19,20).

The solution to stubborn unbelief is not miracles. There are never enough miracles; there is always another request. Another objection.

The rich man in hell pleaded with Abraham across the chasm in heaven to send an apparition to his brothers: “If someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent” (Luke 16:30). Abraham replied, “If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.”

That seems ludicrous! Of course I would believe if someone appeared to me from the dead!

But would I really? One likes to think so. And certainly for the first hours, or days, one is completely convinced. But Father Abraham was a savvy psychologist. Life is a succession of moments, one moment succeeding another, one moment questioning the certainties of the previous moments. Certainty will fade over time like Moses’ shekinah shine behind the veil. (This is the weekend retreat syndrome, by the way—a mountaintop experience that sinks back to the doldrums.)

I have often asked God for miracles to prove his love. But nowadays I ask for spiritual eyes to see what He has already made clear.