In the quiet desert community north of Tucson, the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie has become a waking nightmare. The 84-year-old, with limited mobility but a sharp, clear mind, went to bed Saturday night and was simply gone by Sunday morning. Investigators say there is no realistic way she walked out alone. The sheriff has brought in homicide detectives, gathered biological evidence from the home, and is combing through security footage, convinced a crime has been committed and that someone entered Nancy’s house under cover of darkness.

While law enforcement works around the clock, Savannah Guthrie is clinging to faith. Absent from the Today show, she has turned to prayer and the power of collective hope, asking millions to join her in pleading for her mother’s safe return. She calls Nancy “a good and faithful servant,” and quotes Isaiah as she begs: bring her home.