God’s Protection

By Danny Woodall Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. Romans 8:26 (ESV)   The Sunday night service was over. All of my friends had left. Mom was praying at the altar. The church grew empty and dark while my dad and the rest of our family sat on the front pew. After a few more anxious minutes, my mom finished praying. As a ten-year-old boy, I couldn’t understand. I hadn’t had any fights the past week, no notes from the teacher, and no broken windows. What could she be praying about? By the time we got home, I was convinced of my innocence and full of curiosity. “What were you praying for?”  I asked Mom. “I really...

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