To mark our twenty-fifth year, we asked readers to tell us how The Word Among Us has helped them on their spiritual journey. Many readers spoke about how this magazine has helped them meet the Lord in prayer, or helped bring them a deeper understanding of Scripture, or given them a renewed and inspired perspective on their lives. We also received a number of letters from readers telling us about how words of encouragement or hope from our magazine helped them in specific situations. Below are two of those letters. Along with all the others we received, both of these stories are testimonies to how the Holy Spirit can speak and work powerfully whenever we turn to him in prayer and immerse ourselves in Scripture.