Hello there. This is Mary Demuth and this is Pray Every Day where I have the joy and privilege of praying you through the Bible verse by verse.

Welcome to the 13th day of November. Super glad that you're here with me. I have some feedback from someone named Chelsea and I will read this.

My heart rejoices in this news. She found out I'm going to keep doing pray every day.

When I saw the title, The State of Pray Every Day, My Heart sank a little, knowing how you've been contemplating whether or not to continue. But when I saw, I have decided to continue, oh, my heart rejoiced. I'm typing with tears welling up. This is an answer to my prayers and clearly many others. Makes me so grateful to the Lord and know that I will pray for you all the more. We love you and you are a big

part of my day and many others. I found you by God's grace during the darkest times of my life

three years ago and have been listening ever since. I have many of your prayers saved on my phone

and I go back to re-listen. I've shared pray every day on Facebook and to my family friends and your prayers

matter now and forever into eternity. One prayer recently comes to mind that I'd like to share.

I went on a solo retreat to be alone with Jesus and when we were reading the book of Acts.

My soul was very weary and I had many people from my church home group praying over this time. When I got there, I had an overwhelming sense of peace and love of Acts. My soul was very weary and I had many people from my church home group praying over this time.

When I got there, I had an overwhelming sense of peace and love come over me.

I saw something placed in the kitchen that had personal meaning to me like you have with hearts.

And I just sobbed. God, I don't know why you love me.

Well, the next morning I sat on the porch and started pray every day.

This was April 9, 2025.

To my surprise, before you read the passage, you said, I hope this finds you

experiencing God's presence, his nearness, his closeness, his kindness.

He is good, he loves you, and he is for you today.

I know a lot of us sometimes feel like, no, God doesn't really like me, but

he loves us so much and we are his children. Just as I love my children so much, he loves me

so much and beyond my comprehension. So I hope you rest in that today. I can't tell you how much

that meant to me. So thank you for bringing that feedback, Chelsea, and it really

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