Praying in times of trouble is something we have always done. Even those who have no part with prayer in ordinary times find themselves breathing prayers when the weight of the trouble becomes too heavy. It is also a time to pray for others. Praying for others is something we have done in the past and it is something others have done for us. Anyone who has been involved with this spiritual work understands both its power and its value.
However, sometimes as we look around us at the magnitude of the trouble so many are facing we find ourselves so overwhelmed, we know not how to pray. In those moments it is easy to simply not pray. The Word of God has a Word for us in those moments when our soul needs encouragement. In Galatians 6:9 we hear the Word of God saying, "So let us not grow weary in doing what is right..." The same admonition sounds in II Thessalonians 3:13. The truth is that our praying for one another may be the most important and lasting gift we can give in these days.
Each day gives us an opportunity to pray a prayer of intercession, or to offer a spiritual blessing to another. In these days of being so separated from others, it is a way to affirm that we are still connected in a vital way to those around us. The prayer might take a traditional form. It may be that we can write a prayer we are praying and email it to a person in need, or to someone we love. Writing a blessing prayer is also a way to express our care for another in a way that invokes the power and presence of God. "May the care of the Father be as a shield around you. May the light of the Son show the safe way before you. May the mystery of the Spirit swirl like morning mist within and around you." Be blessed today. Offer a prayer or a blessing with someone today and everyday.
However, sometimes as we look around us at the magnitude of the trouble so many are facing we find ourselves so overwhelmed, we know not how to pray. In those moments it is easy to simply not pray. The Word of God has a Word for us in those moments when our soul needs encouragement. In Galatians 6:9 we hear the Word of God saying, "So let us not grow weary in doing what is right..." The same admonition sounds in II Thessalonians 3:13. The truth is that our praying for one another may be the most important and lasting gift we can give in these days.
Each day gives us an opportunity to pray a prayer of intercession, or to offer a spiritual blessing to another. In these days of being so separated from others, it is a way to affirm that we are still connected in a vital way to those around us. The prayer might take a traditional form. It may be that we can write a prayer we are praying and email it to a person in need, or to someone we love. Writing a blessing prayer is also a way to express our care for another in a way that invokes the power and presence of God. "May the care of the Father be as a shield around you. May the light of the Son show the safe way before you. May the mystery of the Spirit swirl like morning mist within and around you." Be blessed today. Offer a prayer or a blessing with someone today and everyday.
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