When God Seemed Silent

Facing a dark night of the soul

When I became a parent, it didn’t take long to learn an unspoken word of wisdom: If children are in the other room playing and it gets quiet, go check. Kids tend to create noise, and the more kids there are, the louder it gets.

Sudden spurts of quiet can mean the toddlers got into the soap or started making crafts using toilet paper. Quiet could mean th…