A Letter to the Woman Whose Prayers Aren’t Being Answered // Christy Wilkens

It was 2017. I’d heard about this thing called the Saint Andrew’s Christmas novena, which honestly is a bit of a misnomer given that you pray it for twenty-five days, saying the small and beautiful prayer fifteen times a day.

I’d heard it was a great prayer to pray with big intentions, and I had one. So I set the prayer as the lock screen on my phone and prayed every day, fifteen times a day. The novena ends on Christmas, and I was expectant.

But Christmas came and went, and my prayer did not get answered. What do we do when God says “no” to our prayers?

In today’s episode, I’m sitting down with Christy Wilkens.

When Christy prayed for the total healing of her son, Oscar, who is plagued by mysterious seizures, she didn’t hear Jesus telling her that he’d grant her a miracle. Instead, he told her “This is your cross, and I am not going to take it away from you. I will be with you, and I will help you, but it is yours to carry.”

Needless to say, not the words she wanted to hear. Almost a year after healing those words in prayer, she made a trek to Lourdes, France with her husband and Oscar, seeking a miracle.

What do we do when God doesn’t answer our prayers, when he says no to what we’re asking him for or doesn’t intervene in a situation we’re begging him to step into? Christy’s unanswered prayers healed her family and restored her faith, and I can’t wait to share our conversation with you.

If you’re praying and praying and praying about something but God is not answering that prayer in the way that you expect or want , sister, this letter is for you.

Topics we talked about in this episode:

How to surrender and let go of control in our prayer life with the Lord

How to ask for help and how to give help graciously and generously

How growing in relationship with Our Lady has helped Christy in her journey as a Catholic wife and mother

What the Order of Malta is and what makes it unique

How the real healing that happened at Lourdes was in Christy’s marriage

The thin veil between women and the Lord found in our maternity

Resources you should check out after listening to this episode:

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Pick up a copy of “Awakening at Lourdes”

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