As a parent, the worst possible pain you could suffer, short of losing your child is to not know where they are for a prolonged period of time.
A family member's daughter disappeared for just over a day and the entire family was horrified.
The feeling of helplessness was awful, even for those of us far away.
At one point I messaged my two oldest Christian friends and asked them to please keep their thoughts on the situation.
I did this for two reasons: first, they both have daughters. Second, I no longer believe praying helps me.
But each of them still do. So I knew I would feel better telling them.
There is nothing wrong, on my book, if people pray. It is a form of communication and meditation. I do meditate, but I can no longer pray in the main Christian sense.
Almost immediately after I told them, they found her. I do not make claims here. I only know it helped me to share it with them. Whether is is a ghost of the amputation of religion from my life; an old habit hard to break or just silliness on my part I cannot say.
All I know, is that I am so relieved for her family, that she's been found.
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