March 2, 2014: Praying and Not Believing – Michael Hidalgo

Peter is in jail. Who knows when he’ll get out, if he will at all. James has just been killed, is Peter next? What do you do in moments like this when you feel powerless to do anything? The best answer the community could conjure was “pray.” So they did. Then, miraculously, Peter was rescued from jail in the middle of the night by an angel.

In the dark streets he found his way to the house where the believers were gathered, and when they heard that Peter was at the door they did not believe it. Wait, what? Wasn’t this what they were praying for? Didn’t they want Peter to be released? And why would God respond to their prayers even if they did not believe he could answer them?