I've been pretty good about praying for others each day, but slightly less good at writing the cards to let those people know I'm praying for them. No shame, but still, I'm hoping to get back on track with that.
Actually, the best part of this section of my P365 plan is the way it is changing my heart and opening my eyes to opportunities to pray all around me. Asking someone if I can pray (out loud) for them is not typically something I'm comfortable doing. But as God is opening my eyes to opportunities to pray, He's also giving me the courage to pray boldly for people, right there in the moment. This week I was able to pray with a beautiful young woman, who came to our church as a part of a research project for the Unitarian Church she's involved in. This vibrant girl is a practicing Wiccan who has been hurt by the evangelical church in the most abhorrent ways. I loved sitting and talking with her, hearing her share her story, and getting to pray God's love over her, exactly how she is.
He presented other opportunities for me to pray for others throughout the week, some prompted by health crisis, others through a kind of prophetic discernment, but every time with a growing sense that I am a part of a spiritual battle being waged around me. I think I often belittle the importance of prayer when I can't see the immediate effects of it, but God is beginning to reveal that his purposes for my prayers go beyond any actual request I'm making.
It's funny how in my mind my 3 goals for P365 were so distinct from one another, when already I'm finding that each one feeds into the others so profoundly. If you need prayer for anything specific, or even not-so-specific, I would love to hear from you, and I would love even more to pray for you!
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