A satisfying answer to why God sometimes seems absent.

A satisfying answer to why God sometimes seems absent. 

By Robin Schumacher, Exclusive Columnist

April 13, 2026

Christians love to talk about feeling God’s presence, especially in the highs and the lows. But there’s a quieter, more uncomfortable reality most believers don’t volunteer: the moments when God feels nowhere to be found … right when you need Him most.

Ever been there? I have.

I felt it the night my first daughter was born with a diaphragmatic hernia, her life hanging in the balance, despite months of praying for a safe, healthy delivery. I stood in her empty nursery while she fought for life in intensive care, asking “Where are You, God?”

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