God always answers prayers. Sometimes it's 'yes.' Sometimes the answer is "no." Sometimes it's "you gotta be kidding."
02819 – Your “Yes” Requires Your “No”
Your "yes" to God requires your "no" to all injustice, to all evil, to all lies, to all oppression and violation of the weak and poor.
02751 – Radical Demand of Christian Faith
For me the most radical demand of Christian faith lies in summoning the courage to say yes to the present risenness of Jesus Christ.
02748 – The Answer is “Yes!”
I’m mindful that for many of us, we have heard a lot of “no’s” in our lifetimes. Especially from people who think they are speaking for or defending God. Whether implicitly or explicitly, we’ve heard things like:"No, you’re not supposed to be asking questions like...
01336 – Spirituality is about Seeing
Spirituality is about seeing. It's not about earning or achieving. It's about relationship rather than results or requirements. Once you see, the rest follows. You don't need to push the river, because you are in it. The life is lived within us, and we learn how to...
00302 – Saying No allows Yes!
Learning to say no is how we clear space for a few carefully planted yesses to grow. Saying no to lesser gods is part of saying yes to God. from Christian Century