10/13/2024–Jennifer S. Churchill

Today after worship and the service, a new friend from Abundant Life Fellowship in Boonville asked if there was anything she could pray for me.

Tears in the corners of my eyes wanted to pour out along with feelings and words I have been keeping inside. Instead I held back and quietly said yes, please pray for me.

We faced one another, held hands, I closed my eyes and she lifted me up in prayer. She reminded me to keep smiling and writing to help others. Thank you, my friend. I asked God this morning for a word to open and guide my heart. “Prayer”

Here I pray for all of us.

May we never feel alone, jealous, anxious and judgmental. Everyone has highs and lows and we are more similar than different. Yet, sometimes we struggle to ask God for help. We try and take care of our own problems. Remember God is always there for us in the light and the darkness.

Our minds, bodies, and souls get weary and lost with: illnesses, poverty, death, failures, addictions, traumas, and losses. We try to forgive and forget and push ahead. Alone we will not grow, change and succeed. We need helping hands and the love of our Almighty Father.

The Lord’s hands work to lift us up and make us arise everyday with grateful hearts. We celebrate his miracles with: good health, births, marriages, relationships, friendships, new careers, homes, safe communities, education, churches, pets and many more promising gifts.

He teaches us to learn from his son, Jesus, and one another. Trust, love, forgiveness, growth, honor and peace await us on our life journeys. As we prepare to enter eternal life in heaven.

Take the time everyday to ask God to hear your prayers and the prayers of others.

Be the guiding light and ask someone, “May I Pray With You, and For You.”