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Back to EpisodesHomily | August 16, 2026 | Faith When God Seems Silent | (Episode 234)
Description
We walk through the Gospel story of an outsider who keeps praying through silence and ends up revealing what real faith looks like. We unpack why God’s delay is not abandonment, how intercession reaches people we cannot, and why the choice to stay close to Jesus is the heart of Christian endurance.
• A Canaanite woman framed as an outsider from the start
• The raw experience of praying and hearing nothing back
• Jesus already moving toward her across the border
• Silence versus absence and delay versus abandonment
• Faith with empty hands contrasted with pride and bargaining
• A mother interceding for her daughter who is far away
• Prayer reaching classrooms, dorm rooms, hospitals, and hard places
• The cost of faith when life does not change
• A clear invitation to move closer and stay with Christ
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