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  • Engaging the Silence of Unanswered Prayer
  • By: Pete Greig
  • Narrated by: Pete Greig
  • Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (12 ratings)

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By: Pete Greig
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An honest, soul-searching pursuit of biblical answers to one of Christianity's most challenging questions: What do you do when God meets your prayers with silence?

Many of us have struggled with prayers that seem to go unanswered, and Pete Greig has been down that difficult road of doubt. This book is both intensely personal and deeply theological - a book born out of his wife Sammy's fight for her life after a horrifying diagnosis.

The acclaimed author of Red Moon Rising wrestles with the hard side of prayer, how to respond when there seem to be no answers, and how to cope with those who seek to interpret our experience for us.

For those struggling with prayer, God on Mute brings a message of hope and comfort, but also a better understanding of how we communicate with our Creator. Using the timeline of Holy Week (from Maundy Thursday through Easter Sunday) as a template, Greig explores four main questions about prayer from all angles:

  • How am I going to get through this?
  • Why aren't my prayers being answered?
  • Where is God when he seems silent?
  • When every prayer is answered...what does that mean?

Silence in response to our most heart-felt prayers is the hardest thing for a person of faith to wrestle with. The world collapses. Then all goes quiet. Words can't explain what we're going through. People avoid you and don't know what to say. So you turn to Him and you pray. You need Him more than ever before. But somehow even God Himself seems on mute. And this sinks into us with a sense of futility....

But even in this crushing silence, there is a way forward. Here is a story of faith, hope, and love beyond all understanding.

©2011 Pete Greig (P)2020 Zondervan

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Such a needed book

As always Pete writes with gut-wrenching honesty and transparency. No “flannel” in this book. Extensive and valuable understanding born of personal pain. This book has all the wit, poignancy and depth that anyone could ever want, when wrestling with the issue of “where is God when it HURTS?” - leading us back to a far more profound, far deeper faith because it’s been for wd through the crucible of the refiner’s fire. So worth the read. Absolutely stunning

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Resilience to God’s glory

Pete speaks the truths that underpin the life story of every follower of Jesus. So different to what our world suggests our calling is to rest in the faithfulness of Christ’s words. Our joy filled resilience is in Him and brings God glory on choice at a time.

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a most needed book

I stretched this experience out as far as I could! Listening for 20mins each day, I would stop just before I reached home and pray on the material and ideas presented by Grieg. This is good life changing, challenging stuff and I look forward to exploring it in a church book group.

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Beautiful take on unanswered prayer

Beautiful story and beautiful delivery on unanswered prayer by honouring God and all He is

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