Watch What You Ask For

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Watch What You Ask For

My granddaughter overheard conversations about an occasional heart problem--loud beating--I experienced when I would try to sleep. One evening her father heard her concerned prayer: "And Lord Jesus, please make Grandma's heart stop so she can get some rest."

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