This is the boldness we have in [the Son of God], that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. - 1 John 5:14 (NRSV)

As I sat in the pew for the worship service, I thought about how disconnected I felt. My daughter is grown and now makes her home in another state, so I now go to church by myself. The connections we made together during her school years have faded, leaving me...

Today's Prayer
Dear God, thank you for answering our prayers in unexpected ways. May we be the answer to someone’s prayer today. Amen.

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Today's Reading
Romans 1:8-12

Thought for the Day

God will answer my prayers — sometimes when I least expect it.

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