God's Plans for Hope and Future | 23 March 2026

Dear God, thank you for the wonderful plans you have for Mom—plans full of hope and a future, just as you promise in Jeremiah 29:11. Help her to keep smiling, trusting in your guidance and great purpose for her life. Amen.

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