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When persistent prayer seems unanswered in the face of continued crisis

I have been praying for my sister's addiction recovery for three years and she overdosed again last week and I do not know if prayer means anything anymore.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Spiritual practice confronts its own limitations when suffering persists despite faithful petition.

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