"Amos," I prayed, "what would you like to tell me?"
I started reading the first verse..."The words of Amos, who was among the shepherds of Tekoa..." and I stopped.
Tekoa is the name of a son of a recently departed friend. I always thought it was some New Age made up name.
I knew what the prophet Amos (whose name means "burden") was trying to say - he wanted me to pray for Tekoa, his late mother and the rest of the family who are still in mourning. I did so.
After doing a little bit more research I found out that "Tekoa" appears 10 other times in the bible. I had no idea! I hope Tekoa will be OK. He is only about 12 years old - so young to lose his mom.
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