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An answered prayer
A much-loved hymn assures us “Every prayer to Him is answered” (Johannes Heermann, Christian Science Hymnal, No. 76). Someone I know said that once when he thought his prayer hadn’t been answered, he realized that it had been—and the answer was “no.”
The Bible includes this wonderful promise: “Before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear” (Isaiah 65:24). To me, that indicates the answer is already there, but sometimes we don’t accept it or see it because it may not have come in the form that we expected.
Several years ago my husband and I had our property surveyed and were surprised to learn that our neighbor’s fence was placed two feet over our property line. As I prayed, I felt clear that this was an honest mistake that could certainly be remedied. I was grateful that there was no suggestion of dishonesty on our neighbor’s part; nor did we feel “we wanted to get our two feet back!” What seemed important was to ensure that the legal documents—the deeds to each property—were correct.
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