So often we can neglect prayer and treat it as a to do list. But prayer gives us access to God. When we neglect the gift of talking with the God of this universe, we neglect the peace God longs to give us in His presence.

Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 1–5

Verse of the day: 1 Samuel 2:1, "Then Hannah prayed: "My heart rejoices in the LORD! The LORD has made me strong. Now I have an answer for my enemies; I rejoice because you rescued me.""

Word of the day: Prayed. It is the Hebrew word: פָּלַל (paw-lal').