Recently, I was in a conversation with a little boy of perhaps eight or nine. And when I asked him if he ever prayed/talked to God, his answer made me smile. He said, “Yeah. But it doesn’t always work. I guess sometimes He’s asleep.”

Recently, I was in a conversation with a little boy of perhaps eight or nine. And when I asked him if he ever prayed/talked to God, his answer made me smile. He said, “Yeah. But it doesn’t always work. I guess sometimes He’s asleep.”
As millions of children return to school (in person!) this week, I have pondered a little about the idea of attendance, or the importance of “showing up” as it applies to us all in our everyday lives. Even to those of us, ahem… well past school age.
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