Have you ever called someone, the phone stopped ringing, but you cannot tell if someone really picked up on the other end? All you hear is silence. Ever happen to you?
Did they answer the phone without knowing it, and you are simply a listening ear in their pocket or purse, while they are unaware of your “presence?”
Did the call malfunction and is stuck in limbo somewhere between satellite and earth?
Did your friend unknowingly speak before picking up the call, and they are simply waiting on the other end for you to say something else?
So many possibilities!
If this happens to you, what do you do? Do you stay on the line and wait patiently, hang up and try calling again, begin screaming into your phone with the hopes that someone will eventually hear you, or toss your phone to the ground and swear off technology forever?!?
Honestly and ultimately, these types of strained phone calls are not that big of a deal and usually work themselves out fairly quickly. But what about another type of “call”?
Have you ever prayed to God, but felt like you got silence back on the other end? Do you wonder if God is listening or if your prayers got trapped somewhere between heaven and earth? Is He even aware we are calling? Does He even care?
If you find yourself in this spot with prayers that seem to have gone unanswered, how do you respond? Do you keep praying? Do you begin speaking LOUDER to God with the hopes He will hear you? Do you wait patiently for an answer? Do you throw your faith to the ground and walk away from God forever?!?
How do you respond?
In Luke 1:5-25, we have the account of a couple waiting and wondering if their prayers will be answered. AND … they are making these prayers inside a situation where the entire universe is waiting and wondering if God really is there on the other end … and if He is, does He care about the suffering they are enduring? Will He answer? Will His silence go on forever?
This Sunday, November 30, 2025, at Wildwood Community Church we will begin our Christmas sermon series “Christmas Morning: Son rise on a new day” by looking at Luke 1:5-25. In the beginning of Luke’s “orderly account” of that which was accomplished through Jesus’ life, Luke focuses on the announcement of the birth of John. Why begin Jesus’ story with the birth of someone else? And what do we learn about waiting for the Lord in prayer from these verses? We will explore this on Sunday in part 1 of our series. We will gather to worship, pray, take the Lord’s Supper, and read the Scripture together. I can’t wait! I am so thankful for you. Join us in our 8:30, 9:45, or 11:00 service … and bring friends!
NOTE: Find this year’s all new Christmas devotional, themed to this year’s Christmas sermon series, by clicking here.