If you’ve prayed for the healing of a loved one and healing did not come, you’ve asked, “Why?” If you’ve prayed for God to salvage your marriage and it ended in divorce, you’ve asked, “Why?” If a medical test came back with a dreaded diagnosis, you’ve asked, “Why?” The question “Why?” is not theory. It’s personal. We ask “Why?” when life hurts, when life is scary, and when life is overwhelming. We also we ask “Why?” when God is silent when we need Him most. Jeremiah felt all of that, and yet, he was able to say, “I still have hope, because the Lord’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning, great is Your faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:21-23).