The Power of Names
Your Nightly Prayer for May 1, 2025
By Sophia Bricker TONIGHT'S SCRIPTUREYet the time will come when Israel’s people will be like the sands of the seashore—too many to count! Then, at the place where they were told, ‘You are not my people,’ it will be said, ‘You are children of the living God. - Hosea 1:10, NLT SOMETHING TO PONDERMy gym teacher in elementary school called me “Sophie.” I suppose this was a way to abbreviate my name, though my seven-year-old self would insist that there are the same number of letters in both names. The nickname infuriated me. My mother noticed my discontentment and encouraged me to remind the teacher of what I wanted to be called, since he may have been struggling to remember all the children’s names. So, I did. I ventured up to the teacher, despite my shyness, and firmly said, “My name is Sophia, not Sophie.” My brave efforts failed, though, because he continued to call me by the nickname. | 
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