The Ambition by Lee Strobel

Author:Lee Strobel
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780310560166
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2011-12-04T22:00:00+00:00

Art grimaced. “Yeah, I read it online already,” he said, slipping back down into his seat. “But I can only be responsible for what I said to Strider — and I merely told him the truth. He was going to write this story with my help or not. Should I have lied to him? Or misled him? I’m not a politician, Eric.”

With a weary nod of his head, Snow tossed the paper back onto Art’s desk. He shrugged his shoulders and rubbed his eyes, which were cupped by dark circles. “You know — we sound like an old couple bickering,” he said. “This isn’t how we operate.”

“You’re the one who charged into here ranting about sabotage.”

There was a hesitant knock at the door and then Dick Urban, arriving for a meeting on how to handle the next Elders Prayer service, walked in. The head elder’s presence was enough to calm the nearly palpable tension between Art and Eric. After exchanging greetings, the three of them rustled chairs into a rough triangle.

“I saw the Examiner article this morning,” Dick began. “I didn’t like the tone, but what do you expect? This isn’t Christianity Today. I’m not sure the story did you any favors in terms of the Senate race, Eric. But I’m glad the word is getting out about the miracles. I have to tell you, this has been the most amazing experience of my life.

“When little Hanna and her parents came up to me, I was glad to pray for them. That’s what we do, right? But after thousands of prayers for sick children over the years, I was getting a little jaded. I’d begun to question whether all these words were really making a difference. I was praying because I was supposed to, not because I was anticipating a direct and unambiguous response from God.

“Then I prayed for Hanna. When her face lit up and I heard her squeal, ‘I can see; I can hear!’ — honestly, a shock went through my body. It was the most immediate and clear–cut intervention of God I have ever witnessed. I was stunned, I was confused — but deep down inside, I knew I’d never be the same.

“And then, Harold Beamer. As I prayed for him, guess who was lurking in the back of my mind? Little Hanna. I was wondering if I’d ever experience something like that again. And sure enough, when he began to walk and run — on legs, mind you, that haven’t supported him in fifty years — well, I wanted to laugh and cry at the same time.

“I’ve seen answers to prayer before, even though they haven’t been as instantaneous and dramatic. I’ve seen a lot of lives transformed at the church. And now this. When you see God work in such a demonstrable way, it can’t help but bolster your faith.

“And I’ve been thinking: this is the greatest experience in the world — to be the conduit through which God brings hope to broken people and changes lives and eternities.

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