I found some useful ideas and questions to ponder in this CNN interview of popular writer Phillip Yancey:
“Evangelical author Phillip Yancey asks: What good is God?”
I especially liked his observation about worship in China:
“In China, where you can be arrested and imprisoned for your faith, getting together with other Christians is a lifeline and you’ll risk anything for the privilege. No one attends church in China casually, or for a social advantage—quite the opposite.” Yancey
I, too, found his comments insightful and intriguing. I think it makes me want to be more aware of demanding my healings, after the fact, and not slipping back into the mud.