In church now and I hear prayers and echoes of prayers being said. I am of the belief that these prayers will be heard by the One Who taught us how to pray Even as many have doubts because they have prayed before and it seems that because they apparently were not answered in the expected way that they were not heard The answers to prayer are not always obvious and we miss it at the time or other things happen which take us in the direction we were praying for Would this not be an answer? Sometimes we are held back and feel disappointed but later recognize this as a gift because we were left exposed to opportunities we never fathomed which take us way beyond what we once wished for Faith is a beautiful thing To have it is a gift and luxury Praise be to God on this beautiful June day and always Stanski June 23, 2021 ^