A Mother's Prayer

It was a sunny day in Kansas City, and my mother asked me to take my bicycle and ride to the grocery store for some milk and bread. On the way back home, I was struck by a careless driver in a pickup truck. It knocked me into the ditch and off my bike. I had a few scrapes and bruises, but other than that I escaped unharmed. So I got back on my bicycle with the milk and bread intact and rode back home. Mother met me at the door, and when I told her what had happened, she smiled and said “I knew you would return home safely, because I offered a prayer for your safety. God answered my prayer and here you are.” Then she gave me a big hug and a smile. She taught me that day about the importance of faith and prayer. I learned to trust God and move forward in faith.

From that moment on I realized that I could go to the Lord in prayer at any time and for any reason.  God loves me and he hears my prayers. Divine protection and care are real, and available to everyone who needs help. All we need to do is ask. I remember reading in the Bible, “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.” (Matthew 7:7 NIV)

This is the first lesson I remember on my journey of discipleship, but it was only the beginning of a lifelong journey of faith and prayer.*

*Excerpt from my latest book, The Cross.

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