Imagine for a moment the sound of hundreds of teenagers, neighbors, friends and church members walking around you, praying aloud their most heartfelt requests. Some lift hands. Sticky notes cover every wall, scrawled with anonymous pleas to God: for issues of health, for the lost, for circumstances the asker can’t see a way out of—unless […]

Thirty-five kids and youth reflected on a phrase Japanese people say before EVERY SINGLE meal: ‘Itadakimasu,’ which means to humbly receive in gratitude. But from whom do we receive, and to whom are we thankful? Do we simply say it without truly practicing gratitude—like the son who said ‘yes’ but did not do what he […]