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why does God seem silent?

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Psalm 13:1

“How long, Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?”

This verse is the opening cry of Psalm 13, a lament written by David. The psalm expresses deep distress and feelings of abandonment, a common human experience that the psalm writer brings directly to God in prayer.

When facing a sense of divine silence, what kind of action, if any, do you find most helpful?

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  • Psalm 22:1

    Another profound psalm of lament that begins with a cry of abandonment, echoed by Jesus on the cross.

  • Lamentations 3:8

    The prophet Jeremiah, in a time of national catastrophe, expresses similar feelings of unheard prayer.

  • Job 23:3-9

    Job's desperate search for God, who seems hidden despite Job's longing to present his case.

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