True faith does not so much attempt to manipulate God to do our will as it does to position us to do his will.
Philip YanceyTrue healing, of deep connective tissue, takes place in community. Where is God when it hurts? Where God's people are.
Philip YanceyI once heard a theologian remark that in the Gospels people approached Jesus with a question 183 times whereas he replied with a direct answer only three times. Instead, he responded with a different question, a story, or some other indirection. Evidently Jesus wants us to work out answers on our own, using the principles that he taught and lived.
Philip Yancey