If you accept that God exists and exercises providential care over his creation, it is, therefore, reasonable to expect that from time to time, miracles will occur—either for our own good or for his pleasure.
As such, an occasional divine intervention is not an irrational desire, but a reasonable expectation.
At the risk of trivializing God and his care for us, consider a person wishing to enjoy an “ant farm.”
That person would need to first establish the ant colony and would therefore understandably opt to do what is needed to ensure its ongoing survival.
At the same time, he or she would also seek an overall “hands-off” mentality in order to most effectively enjoy the ants in their natural, everyday existence.
In other words, the ant farmer would intervene (that is, do an “ant miracle”) when there was a prevailing reason to do so, but not as a matter of course.
Although God is much more generous and caring then an ant farmer, the analogy is nonetheless helpful in understanding the possibility of miracles occurring in our world today.
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