Scripture references: 1 Kings 17, Luke 4:24-27 The woman walked slowly towards the city gates, shading her eyes from the burning sun. The ground was cracked with drought; not a single leaf or blade of grass remained. In her hand were two twigs, just enough to make one small fire. By the city gate sat an old man, hunched over against a rock. She shuddered and turned her head away, pulling her headscarf a little tighter to block him from view. “I ought to be used to such sights

“And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.” Acts 16:14 [KJV] I was recently reading a list of prayer points, and one stood out: “pray the Lord would open hearts to the Gospel message”. This thought comes from Acts 16:14, which says, “And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which wo