When Prayers Meet
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The book ends with two prayers, made by two women who had never met.
Marcia was a Catholic mother. Her son had withdrawn from the world. He had stopped speaking, and moved away. She felt helpless.
One night, something told her to kneel, and pray directly to God alone. "Bring my son home. Let him find You, so he can be happy. And I promise to seek You too."
A month later, her son asked her to bring him home. And from that moment, he began to speak again, full of life and questions. Within a year, he had become Muslim. And he invited her to a class.
On the day of that class, the teacher, our author, was unwell. On the train, she made two du’as. "Give me strength to teach. And guide me to powerful stories for my book."
After the class, she was introduced to a woman with kind eyes. It was Marcia. And the author said, "I think you are the answer to my prayer."
Months later, she asked Marcia about her relationship with God. Marcia replied, "It’s a journey. I’m trying every day to be a better Muslim." She had taken her shahada one week after they met.
Your du’a may feel private. But its answer can ripple through many lives, like one candle lighting another.
This, is the power of du’a.
