In Living by God’s Surprises, Harold Myra writes:...

In Living by God’s Surprises, Harold Myra writes:

My pastor, Bob Harvey, tells how early in his ministry a close friend died. In an effort to comfort the widow, also a close friend, Bob shared all his seminary textbook explanations of how and why God might have let this happen. But the woman rebuked him lovingly. “I don’t need a God like that,” she said. “I don’t need to understand all this. What I need is a God who is bigger than my mind.”

Craig Brian Larson, 750 Engaging Illustrations for Preachers, Teachers & Writers, First Work Originally Published: Illustrations for Preaching and Teaching. Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Books, 1993. 2nd Work Originally Published: Contemporary Illustrations for Preachers, Teachers, and Writers. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, 1996. 3rd Work Originally Published: Choice Contemporary Stories and Illustrations. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, 1998. (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2002), 590.