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Where are all the miracles today?
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elements of our lives. If we do so, who knows, we might be surprised by what
we see.Christian Piatt
Who is...
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Christian Piatt
My middle name is Damien.A.
As one who tends to be hopelessly pragmatic, I’ve always strug-
gled with the idea of miracles. For one, they defy logic, which in
many ways is the very defi nition of miracles. The closest thing I’ve
seen to many of the miracles described in the Bible is David Blaine, levitating
off the ground or performing some mind-blowing card trick.
Another hang-up of mine is the idea that while some receive sight or
new life, millions of others continue to suffer without such miracles. Does this
mean God plays favorites? Or were these miracles simply to prove that Jesus
had a direct line to God? If so, then why did he turn around and instruct his
followers not to tell people who he was?
There may have been a time when people miraculously received sight,
walked on water, or came back from the dead. Those things may still be hap-
pening today, but I’ve never seen them. What I have seen, however, is people
being healed by the compassion of others, new life springing forth from a
mother’s womb, and communities emerging out of nothing for the sake of bet-
ter knowing God and serving others.
It’s for these reasons that we named our church Milagro, which is Spanish
for “miracle.” For us, God’s “small” miracles continue to happen every day.
It’s up to us to open our eyes, pay attention, and maybe even be a part of the
next milagro.Scriptural References
Psalm 135:9; John 2:11; 4:48; John 6:2; 20:30; Acts 19:11; Hebrews 2:4Suggested Additional Sources for Reading
- C. S. Lewis, Miracles (HarperCollins, 2001).
- N. T. Wright, Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the
Mission of the Church (HarperOne, 2008). - Philip Yancey, Disappointment with God (Zondervan, 1997).