You Are Not Talking to the Wrong Person: Finding God in the Mystery of Father, Son, and Spirit
Chapter 1: The Question That Shows Up in a Quiet Room You are sitting at the edge of the bed after a long day, the house finally quiet, and you start to pray the way you usually do. “Jesus, help me.” Maybe that is all you have. You are tired, worried about someone you love, wondering what tomorrow will bring, and you do not have the energy for polished words. Then a question slips into your mind that you have probably pushed aside before: If Jesus is God, who exactly am I talking to? That question becomes even sharper when you remember Jesus praying to the Father. If you have ever wondered the same thing, why Jesus prayed to the Father even though Jesus is God is worth slowing down long enough to understand, because it can change the way you pray when life feels heavy. Then another question follows. If Jesus is God and the Father is God, why did Jesus say in Gethsemane, “Not my will, but yours, be done”? Was Jesus disagreeing with God? Was He asking Himself to change His own mi...