“Should you ever pray for a parking space?” I was recently at a men’s discussion group when that question was posed. Some thought the idea absurd: Do you really expect God to reach down and move a car out of the way for you? Others thought it revealed an underlying injustice: If God gives you a spot, does he refuse it to someone else? 

I’m pretty sure I held the minority position when I answered: “Yes, of course.” Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to articulate my reasons very clearly at the time. But that’s the advantage of a blog—you can be well-spoken in any discussion after the fact.

I think the question of praying for parking spots touches on some much bigger questions: