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My mom enthusiastically applauded everything her children did. I remember learning to read and her ringing praise: “Oh! So young, and he can read so well!” Perhaps she spoiled me a bit, but I had no doubt how much she loved me. Even more, my mother centered her life on God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I can hear her voice still, hushing in prayer, rising in praise. She read the Bible constantly, almost always on her knees. She quoted many verses to us, and she insisted that we memorize the verses we were given in Sunday school. Today, those verses have the strength of promises fulfilled. Of the many Bible verses that my mother loved, one sums up perfectly the lesson that she taught me: “Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” [Matthew 6:33] What a simple promise. But how profound! All the things we worry about—what we will eat, drink, and wear—will be supplied by God as we seek His kingdom. It is an audacious promise that Jesus made, yet my mother trusted God innocently and completely, like the birds of the air or the lilies of the field. Like my mom, I hope and pray that you trust God completely, and encourage others. This is Luis Palau.