Raising the Dead

The other night I was talking to a group of pastors who were talking about stories of God doing supernatural miracles in other countries- including raising the dead. Then, as inevitably happens the conversation turned toward to desire for God to do the same thing in our American churches. The usual “answers” were given of how our lack of faith prohibits God’s action. Then, I had a thought that hadn’t occurred to me and maybe should occur to more of us. What if we Americans are supposed to be focused more on raising the dead in other countries where a few dollars would prevent the fatal diseases of malnutrition and malaria. Maybe that is the increase of faith that would cause God to raise both our souls and others bodies from the deathly ashes of self focus.