We are beginning a new series on Saturday morning with our Women's Bible Study. The group has decided to study the life of Paul. We are calling it Saul to Paul. We began last Sat. with the stoning of Stephen where we are introduced to Saul. We read the account from Acts.

As a part of the study we regularly name those we know who need prayer and commit ourselves to pray for them. Later we discuss how God has answered those prayers. One of our recent prayer concern's has been Maria's nephew who needed a heart transplant. We felt sure that God would heal him, we just didn't know how or when. We asked believing that that would happen. On Thanksgiving that prayer was answered. He has a new heart. We rejoice and praise God for answered prayer. When I say that he has a new heart, I mean that literally. So often when we talk about having a new heart, we mean it spiritually. God can create a new heart within each of us if we ask him to. When we ask Christ to forgive our sins, we does create a new heart within us.

Tracy pointed out that we have now been having this Bible study for two years. One of our first prayer requests was for a safe birth for her baby. Victoria was born in June of that year and has blessed all of our lives. Last Saturday, as the meeting ended, little Victoria folded her little hands to pray. As Tracy guided her, she prayed a simple prayer. She will grow up knowing that God answers prayers.
Praise God!