"I will have nothing to do with a God who cares
only occasionally. I need a God who is with us always, everywhere, in
the deepest depths as well as the highest heights. It is when things go
wrong, when good things do not happen, when our prayers seem to have
been lost, that God is most present. We do not need the sheltering wings
when things go smoothly. We are closest to God in the darkness,
stumbling along blindly"
~Madeleine L'Engle
Yes, it is a divine paradox in that God is most present in our darkest
moments of doubt and despair. I think much of the popular religious
teachings tend to portray god to be present only when people have faith
and is absent when people lacks faith or positive thinking, which sound
fluffy and shallow. Yet God is all in all, and many a times deep calleth
unto deep during our times of sorrow and anguish. A deeper peace lies
within that is beyond superficial happiness and material pleasure, and
also beyond doubts. God is love and love is found in everything and
transcends polarities and duality. God is indeed with us always.
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