I settled into the church pew behind a woman wearing a colorful scarf as the music team began playing ldquo I Can Only Imagine rdquo Raising my hands I praised God as the woman rsquo s sweet soprano voice harmonized with mine After service we introduced ourselves Louise told me about her health struggles and we decided to read Scripture and pray together during her cancer treatment appointments A few months later Louise told me she feared dying Leaning onto her hospital bed I rested my head next to hers whispered a prayer and quietly sang our song I can [... more]

In the towering dome of London rsquo s St Paul rsquo s Cathedral visitors can climb steps to access The Whispering Gallery There you can whisper and be heard by another person anywhere along the circular walkway even across the enormous abyss some thirty meters away Engineers explain this anomaly as a result of the spherical shape of the dome and the low intensity sound waves of a whisper How we long to be confident God hears our agonized whispers The Psalms are filled with testimonies that He hears us mdash our cries prayers and whispers David writes ldquo In [... more]