Unfurled: A Lesson in Christian Growth

It was Monday morning.

I had passed a rather frustrating night, full of tossing and turning and desperately trying to get to sleep, to succeed only as far as accomplishing a fitful doze now and then. And, of course, as happens on such nights, I had fallen soundly asleep just before my alarm alerted me that it was now time to wake up.

After dragging myself to consciousness, I reached down for my prayer notebook and began my time with God, trying to keep myself from drifting off again. I struggled ...