Letters April 5, 2004 Issue

letters

with contributions from Ellen Austin, Susan Sykes, Ellen Moore Thompson, Janet M. Lytle, Mary Beeman

More consistent prayer

The writer of "From the Editors" in the February 23 issue said, "One of the Sentinel's main goals is to encourage unselfish prayer for the world." Thank you. You are certainly meeting that goal with me. Over the past couple years, good intentions to pray and sporadic prayer for the world have been transformed into deep and regular prayer about international, national, and community issues. It feels so good to be part of the solution.

The print Sentinel and Sentinel Radio have been the single best instruments in nurturing and solidifying my change of habit. It seems like half the time the Sentinel topic for the week is exactly what I've been praying about, or want to pray about, giving fresh insights to my prayer. The other half of time the weekly topic and articles alert me to issues, trends, and ideas I wasn't much aware of, thereby broadening the scope of my prayers. Thank you for the deep caring, openness, and inspiration so abundant in every issue and every broadcast.