Prayer (not panic!) and the misplaced paycheck

Originally appeared on spirituality.com

It wasn’t mixed in with random papers on my coffee table. Or caught between the seats in my car. “Ok, Whitney, don’t panic,” I told myself.

As a college student with very little money, I placed a lot of importance on the paychecks I received from my part-time job. So when this paycheck went missing, needless to say, I was stressed. That evening of my frantic search, I’d stopped off at the grocery store to pick up a few things before heading to the bank to deposit my new paycheck. When I finished shopping, I’d switched plans and decided to put off my bank visit until the next afternoon.

When I returned to my apartment, it hit me that the paycheck was nowhere to be found. After spending ten minutes looking through my car and my apartment, I was at a loss. But that’s when I paused and decided to sit down and pray about the situation.

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