😡 Why God Ignores Your Prayers for Patience (Fr. Mark Beard)

Father Mark Beard delivers a passionate homily that cuts through polite piety, using a humorous personal story to teach a vital spiritual lesson: God uses trials and testing to help you grow. He challenges the audience to have an honest, intimate, and raw conversation with Christ.

The Problem with Prayer:
The Fight in the Parking Lot (0:00): Father Beard tells a "true story" about a man who, incensed at his brother, yells at God in church, praying for patience. He then sees his brother in the parking lot, mistakes a thumbs-up from the priest for a "sign" from God, and immediately gets into a brutal fight.

Testing Your Capacity (0:31): The punchline, delivered as God’s voice to the man, is the key lesson: "How will you ever grow if I don't test you and expand you so that you can love Me with a greater capacity?" When the man prayed for patience, God gave him the opportunity (the brother in the parking lot) to practice it.

The Gift of Ignored Prayer (0:51): The man's prayer for patience seemed ignored, but God was actually giving him the situation he needed for spiritual growth.

The Call to Intimacy:
He Never Leaves You (1:11): Father Beard assures the faithful that God is always right by their side, knowing their thoughts, biggest hurts, and biggest worries. He "never leaves you" and is with you every step of the way.

Talk to Him! (1:19): The conclusion is an urgent, simple command: "Talk to Him! Tell Him! Tell Him everything that is driving you into the ground."

Unfathomable Peace (1:26): If you open up and speak honestly, Christ promises to give you a peace that is "unfathomable."

Are you angry at God because He hasn't answered your prayers the way you demanded? You need to understand His true purpose: to test you so you can love Him more.