An answered prayer

There's so much good writing on the web that I rarely feel the need to try adding my own meager efforts to the bounty. It's been more than two years since I posted a new essay online, but I finally have something to say. You can read my essay at To the Word about an answered prayer. If you have the patience for reading a much longer piece of writing than you're probably used to seeing from me, I'd like to know what you think.