“Let us remember that God always answers our prayers in one way or another, but not always as we want, and not always at the time we planned. God’s silence always teaches us something. Awaiting an answer from God is a question of patience, repentance, and personal prayer. Let us learn to wait for the Lord daily, for He is much nearer to us than we think.”
(Hieromonk Kirill Popov) of Sretensky Monastery,  homily)