Week 570

Positive Post Sunday, March 1, 2026…. Week 470.  I’m writing this week’s PPS with the awareness that many of us carry the sadness of a loved one who has chosen silence. My hope is that we continue to pray and continue to love steadily, faithfully, without bitterness, trusting that God is at work healing, even when we cannot see it.

There is deep and quiet sorrow that comes from loving someone who will not speak to you. It’s a grief that settles into the spaces where conversation once lived. You carry questions with no answers, memories that feel both precious and heavy, and a longing that refuses to fade. Yet even in that silence, love does not die. It becomes a prayer; steady, patient, entrusted to God who alone can soften hearts, mend what is broken, and lead us toward a day when words can return.

A few weeks ago, in the quiet of the early morning, I found myself sitting in my office silently praying for a relative and his family who have not spoken to us for quite some time. I sent him a simple text letting him know I was still praying for him and his family and holding onto the hope that one day a response will come. A response that might open the door to healing, to conversation, and to the possibility of a restored relationship.

At that very same moment, something unexpected, yet unmistakably heavenly, happened. Not knowing that I was around the corner silently praying for this family, one of my grandsons asked his mom if she was praying for this relative and he asked if they could pray for him then. My prayers were silent, his spoken with childlike sincerity.

In those innocent questions, in that pure concern, I felt the Lord speaking to me once again, reminding me that He hears every prayer, sees every longing, and often sends His reassurance through the voices of others, especially the little ones.

It was a gentle nudge from God: Keep praying. Keep loving. I am at work, even when you cannot see it.

How do you keep your faith strong while waiting for God to answer your prayers?

How do you keep your eyes and ears open so you can feel His gentle nudges?