Miracles

Do you believe in miracles? I mean, Bible times "I was blind, but now I see" miracles. Matthew 9 is full of instances where Jesus is healing people from all kinds of different ailments. It seems like performing miracles was as common as eating a meal or going to work. Yesterday I was being told a story about a pastor who started a shelter, but before he started the shelter he was in prison. As a child he never learned how to read, but while in prison Jesus came to him and softened his heart and a Bible showed up one day with his food and after a few days with the Bible he opened it up and he could read. God proceeded to lead him to start the shelter. I want to believe this story. I want to believe in miracles, but I have a hard time doing so. It's much easier to believe that there was some confusion when my friend was being told the story or when he told the story to me. Or that the entire miracle was made up. Here's the ironic thing, I believe that Jesus healed all those people in Matthew 9 because he was there, but honestly isn't he here too, now in our everyday situations. Is he really any less present?

My cynicism gets in the way of my faith on a daily basis. It's one of the areas I struggle with most.

Lord forgive me for my doubt. Help me to appreciate your miralces. Big and small. Because a bigger picture of you brings me closer to you.