Faith Matters: Everyday Answers for Christian Living
This article is intended to serve as a guide for asking Jesus for a miracle. The emphasis is on guide – there simply cannot be a fixed set of instructions on how to pray or what exact words to use. Jesus is not a request machine, but a being with whom you can have a relationship.
Christianity is characterized by miracles. In hardly any other religion is the direct intervention, and the “bending” of existing natural laws, of God so present and important as with Christians. In the old testament God proves his power by miracles… But today? Do Christians have to believe in miracles or is it a nice accessory?