This real life story about prayer happened when my wife and I were attending our church in the San Francisco Bay area, where we lived.

Our attempts to understand biodiversity in the world’s ecosystems provide insights into humanity’s interconnectedness – within both nature and our social structures.

Negativity seeps in and makes itself at home in my psyche. I don’t realize it’s happening until it becomes palpable, until I sense a sinking, dark feeling in my chest. Thankfully, it doesn’t last too long anymore because I’ve learned – or am learning – how to take control of my mind.

And that is how I think of Father’s Day. Mother’s Day, too. Yes, they are manufactured holidays. But they also are a celebration of linear family.

Spokane FāVS is publishing a series of columns on the subject of prayer.

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