Complete Trust
Soon after I came to the US as an international student, I realized that I couldn’t get along in the country without a car. So I relied on the generosity of friends to give me rides. In time I began praying to God, expressing my belief that He would provide when He knew I most needed a vehicle. Amazingly, on my birthday before my senior year of college, a family I knew gave me their used car as a gift!
turning toward the healer
Open, Lord, my eyes that I may see.
Open, Lord, my ears that I may hear.
Open, Lord, my heart and my mind
that I may understand.
So shall I turn to you and be healed.
—traditional prayer
Each year around Easter, my wife and I choose something for the other to give up. Last year, Miska surrendered chocolate, but for me she…
