When the Prayer Was Heard

Inverness, 1954 — When the Prayer Was Heard. When money was tight and worry hung over the house like low Highlands mist, Mairi Fraser would sit at the kitchen table, hands wrapped around a mug of broth stirred with her 1910 apostle spoon. She whispered small prayers — nothing grand, just “help us through this bit.” And slowly, things eased: her husband found steadier hours, her own mending work picked up, and the house felt lighter again. Now made into a ring, the spoon reminds her that even in lean seasons, her prayers were not ignored.