Conversations with God

Hello God, it’s me, Mara:

You know Lord, the teenager, ‘Susie’, stopped last week with an announcement. She opened the door, calling out in her accustomed greeting; ‘Nana! Are you home? I just heard something I’ve never heard before – wanna hear about It?’ She continued chatting, telling all about T.G.I.F. “You know what THAT means?” she chuckled. “That means, ‘Thank goodness it’s Friday’ and we’ve gotten through one more week, headed to the weekend.’”

She said her daddy, with his weekend paycheck, wanted to go wash the car, do some home repair, maybe go bowling with his friends and …. he was...