“Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me!” — Psalm 66:20 Silence in prayer can feel unsettling. Many of us have wrestled with moments when our words seem to rise no higher than the ceiling, when petitions remain unanswered, and when God feels distant. Yet Psalm 66:20 reminds us of a profound truth: God’s steadfast love is never withdrawn, and His ear is never closed to sincere prayer. Silence vs. Rejection The psalmist’s declaration is not naive optimism, it is a theological anchor. Scripture does show that God sometimes refuses to answer prayer: But these refusals are corrective, not signs of…
