Pray

The most eloquent prayer is the prayer through hands that heal and bless.

~Billy Graham

Food brought to the home of the bereaved. Rent paid by an anonymous friend in times of need. Prayers shared among friends and neighbors circled together in a common hope. These are all examples of the power of prayer. Love in action.

As a pastor, I am blessed to witness these acts of love more often than most folks. While I was in seminary, I spent a semester at St. Jude for my Clinical Practicum. Several times I ran across church members who had driven hundreds of miles to sit with a child from their church while the parents took a much needed break to rest, shower or run errands.

Once we begin to pray for others with all that we are, with all of our mind, soul and strength, it changes us. We begin to squirm in our inaction to our neighbor’s needs. C.S. Lewis wrote, “It is much easier to pray for a bore than to go visit him.” So, beware my friends; once you enter into the power and mystery of intercessory prayer, you will be changed. The Holy Spirit will move you to act.

We are to pray for others. We are to help one another. In order to help selflessly and effectively, we must first pray.  Then, as we help, we continue to pray for God’s will to be done. Once our task is complete and we have done our very best, we pray still.

This is the most eloquent prayer.

See you Sunday!
Missy