Heaven Is For Real

Just finished reading Heaven Is For Real.  Some thoughts:

He makes a big deal about how much praying was done over his little Colton in their time of need, how he prayed and the congregation prayed and how God answered their prayers.  If Colton hadn't been healed, would he consider their prayers answered, or would he feel abandoned by God?

Jesus told Thomas that blessed are those who do not see evidence and yet believe, so if Todd Burpo and all the people Colton told about heaven have had their strengthened by SEEING evidence, is it a lesser faith?  How much harder is it for me to continue to believe in the face of Aiden's NOT being healed.  We would be joyous and believing and spreading the word of the miracle if Aiden had survived.  He didn't.  Can we still believe that God loves us and answers prayers?  If we can, then that is truly faith.

There are so many cliches and pat answers.  And I know them all.  They don't help me because they seem so shallow and not real.  Unless you become like a child...simple faith.