Add punctuation: he has heard your prayer
A: he has heard your prayer.

Add punctuation: In the Old Testament God chose a nation Israel but individuals within that nation still bore an obligation to choose obedience to God And individuals outside of Israel were able to choose to believe and follow God as well eg Ruth and Rahab
A: In the Old Testament, God chose a nation (Israel), but individuals within that nation still bore an obligation to choose obedience to God. And individuals outside of Israel were able to choose to believe and follow God as well (e.g., Ruth and Rahab).

Add punctuation: Happiness must not be depend on the belief that one owns the person that one has tied oneself to on the contrary it is true here more than anywhere else that happiness can grow only in freedom
A:
Happiness must not be depend on the belief that one owns the person that one has tied oneself to; on the contrary it is true here more than anywhere else that happiness can grow only in freedom.