Father, I’m telling You:
- The problem of evil will make me less likely to praise You.
- The problem of divine hiddenness will make me less likely to thank You.
- The problem of unanswered prayer will make me less likely to ask of You.
That will leave You and me with lament as my only mode of prayer. Seems like a impoverished relationship to me.
Stories of other people’s miracles seem able to take me only so far. A direct encounter with You myself would go a long way.