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Susannah has an mri scheduled this afternoon at 2:45. We are praying there is no damage and that she is healing. We serve the King and He is on the throne.

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Cheryl Norton 5 days ago

Sending many prayers for positive results

Ashley Clark 5 days ago

Praying that all comes back good. God's got her and all of you.

Cheryl Norton 5 days ago

Sharing during this MRI: Pray for your adult children, and trust God to reach every part of their lives. There comes a point when parenting changes. Your children grow up. They leave your home. They make choices you cannot make for them. They face problems you may never hear about. They carry thoughts, fears, responsibilities, disappointments, and private battles that may remain hidden from you. That change can ache deeply. You still love them with the same fierce, protective love, but you can no longer stand beside them in every room, guide every decision, correct every mistake, or shield them from every sorrow. But God can go where you cannot. He sees what they do not say. He knows the pressure they are under, the temptations they face, the wounds they hide, and the questions they cannot explain. He sees the tears no one else sees. He hears the prayers they may not even know how to pray. He understands every need in their heart before they ever speak it aloud. So pray for them with faith. Pray for their hearts to be guarded from bitterness, fear, despair, pride, and exhaustion. Pray for their minds to be filled with wisdom, clarity, peace, and discernment. Pray for their steps to be ordered by God, their paths corrected when they wander, their strength renewed when they grow weary, and their lives protected from dangers they cannot see. Releasing your grown children into God’s hands does not mean you love them less. It means you trust the One who loves them perfectly. Your words may not always reach them, but prayer can. Prayer enters places you cannot enter. Prayer covers conversations you will never hear. Prayer surrounds decisions you cannot control. Prayer touches burdens they may never tell you they carried. There will be times when their choices trouble you. There will be moments when they reject your advice. There will be seasons when you want to rescue them from consequences, repair what is broken, and remove every pain from their path. In those moments, pray. Prayer steadies a parent’s heart. Prayer reminds you that God did not stop working in your child when they became an adult. He is still teaching them. He is still shaping them. He is still correcting them. He is still calling them. He is still walking with them in mercy, patience, and love. Keep praying when the answer takes longer than you hoped. Keep praying when you see no change. Keep praying when your heart is tired. Keep praying when all you can say is their name before God. No faithful prayer is wasted. No tear escapes His notice. No cry of love is forgotten before Him. And as you pray for your children, ask God to calm your own spirit. Ask Him for peace that is stronger than fear. Ask Him to help you trust that His love for them is greater than yours. Ask Him to release you from carrying burdens only He is strong enough to bear.