When God is Silent – by Bermie Dizon

Not very many people know that there was a time in my life when I lost my voice for almost three months. No matter how hard I tried, no sound came out of my mouth. This happened in January 1989. As a pastor, you can imagine how crucial my voice was to my ministry. Through preaching, teaching, mentoring, and comforting, I served. During the first month of having no voice, I struggled deeply. People would ask me questions, and I had to write my responses on a pad of paper—there was no texting back then! It tested my patience and became a profound journey of learning what it means to wait on the Lord. What made it even worse was when a ...