Words that struck me Sunday
on Wednesday, August 3, 2011 at 10:28pm
Do you pray for others? Pray sincerely for peace in their life, for happiness or healing or clarity, or whatever they may be struggling with? I pray, but I tend to keep it to my immediate family. I pray for Allen and the kids everyday, sometimes the extended family and friends, but even then, mostly when they are in crisis.
So this is what I heard in a discussion on being a "Methodist", from Thomas Q. He said,
"In some very mysterious and glorious way, prayer on behalf of others unleashes the power of God's love into the world and in the midst of the situation in which the person prayed for finds himself or herself. It also allows us to be yoked with that person through Christ and to stand with them in a relationship closer than blood as they experience life's contingencies."
wow. That is powerful. There are many people in my life that I truly love, and although I don't always know what is going on in their life, I do sincerely want them to feel God's Grace and Love and Peace in their lives. Why don't I pray for them more often? Why don't I commit to unleashing the power of God's love into their lives? Sooooooo. At that very moment, I made a list of 100 people in my life that I love, and for whom I was going to commit to pray. I have started with keeping the list in my purse, and writing a few names on a sticky note at work each day. New names each day. People to meditate on, to practice intercession on their behalf, think about them, wonder about how they are doing, laugh about old memories. It reminds me how many people, and how very much, I love. I love. So I pray. I pray that God will bless your lives and your families.
Sarah
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