A Prayer for a Titus II mentor by Emily Rose Massey, read by Leah Martin.

Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much

wine. They're to teach what is good and so train the young women to love their husbands

in children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind and submissive to their

own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.

Titus II 3-5 I'm the only born again Christian in my immediate

family. Although we did have a Bible in our home, it was more of a centerpiece on the coffee

table than a book to be read. It was occasionally wiped down when dust collected on it, never

opened or read. I don't have memories of my family praying before meals or hearing

about Jesus for many of my relatives or grandparents. Sadly, I didn't have a praying grandma who

led me in the faith. So when I became a follower of Christ at age 22, the road was a lonely

one for me. I felt very misunderstood and different from the rest of my family members

for a very long time and I still do to be frank. I'm so thankful for the Christian friends

the Lord has placed in my life who encouraged me and prayed for me on my journey with Christ,

but I've always longed for someone older in the faith to mentor me. I read Titus II with

a longing in my heart, wondering if I could ever have a mentor relationship with a woman

like this. You can hit Google, YouTube, and social media to find older women in the faith

of course, but I want to move beyond online connections. I desire a one-on-one personal

mentor who I can enjoy conversations with about Jesus in the Bible. I wonder if you feel

the same. Where are the Titus II women? I find myself asking. Instead of being tempted to

complain about this lack in my life, I'm reminded I must go to God in prayer, especially when it

seems so out of reach for me to find a mentor who can come alongside of me and teach me to love

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