A few years ago, I was blessed to begin a faith journey with 6 other women – some I knew, some I did not. The new prayer group was organized by a good friend who takes God’s promptings seriously. We met about once a month, visited, ate, prayed, laughed, and cried together. When I moved away, this was one of the things I missed the most. I formed a very close relationship with all the women and missed the fellowship tremendously. In the past, I have been able to connect via video chat, which really fed my soul. Recently, a letter writing strategy was suggested. Each person would write a letter about what is going on in their life including prayer requests and send it along to the next person. Then that person reads the letter, prays for the intentions, writes her own letter, and includes it in the envelope to pass along to the next person. This sounded like a great idea and I was hoping it would happen. The group has been heavy on my mind lately and I was so excited when I received an envelope with some letters in it. I sat down in a quiet place with the fireplace on and read them, pausing to pray for each request. The letters were written from the heart – no “fake news”, no holding back. It was beautiful to read each person’s joys, sorrows, struggles, and faith journey. Tomorrow I will pen my own letter and mail the packet along to the next person. There are many women to celebrate on this International Women’s Day, but today these women top my list. They (We) are all just normal women, each walking a different path, each with our own specific struggles, yet each supporting one another, praying for one another, deepening our relationship with one another.

I Found God today in thoughtful letters from my prayer group.