Prayer

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“Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts.” Mother Teresa

"The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth." Psalm 145:18

Prayer is so important and is something you can so easily do. One does not have to be a scholar to be able to talk to God. You do not even have to say you are praying, simply having a conversation with your God.

I believe in the power of prayer with every part of me and therefore, I am here to ask for a few prayers.

First off, my trainer and dear friend is sick. He has not been feeling well for quite some time. He also strongly believes in the power of prayer. When the sick feeling rolled around today while we were working out, he said something that was really inspiring. Even when his body was feeling its worst, he still managed to say how he just keeps praying about it. He acknowledges that is sure is scary that he does not know what is going on, but praying is one of his top priorities.

Also, one of our family friend's daughter is having open heart surgery this upcoming Monday. They are traveling out of state to have the procedure preformed. My prayers are for the doctors working over her; that they will have the Lord within them while they work. My prayers are for her family; that they accept what ever comes their way with grace and knowledge that the Lord is behind all of this. Everything happens for a reason. Finally, my prayers are for this sweet, ten-year-old, little girl; that she has strength and a calm heart while accepting this struggle-filled, but hopefully rewarding, journey.

God works in mysterious ways, and a miracle sure would be appreciated for these two incredible souls. They both deserve the best and I know the Lord has great plans for them.

Best wishes,
Grace