thank you for your kind words and the poem, i have heard this before but it is a good reminder that God is always with us. He carries you through the storms of life and guides you to the light and not the dark. thank you again. Yes i also agree with you that God sometimes brings certain people in your life to help you or to show you that you need to get back to God or to give you some encouragement in life. my heart hurts sometimes that its hard for me to hear God and others but i need to remind myself that the other noises are just that noise and God is the true voice i need to listen to-

thank you to all who pray in silence and out loud - thank you