Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. ... Keep on praying. (Colossians 4:2;  1 Thessalonians 5:17 NLT)

This prayer's for the Lord. It is to His praise and His Honor that He hangs in with us, empowers us, graces us, and makes His light shine in our darkness. Thank you, Lord.

Pray without ceasing.

This is for the dad, as he walks all sweaty and filthy back to his work truck, another hard day finished, and heads home to see his family.
This is for the college girl who prays that someone will see and value something besides her body.

This prayer's for you.

This is for the immigrant kid from the Middle East who is bewildered by a strange classroom, listening to a language he doesn't understand, and blinks back the tears as he bites his lip and determines to stick with it.
This is for the church leader who gazes out his window and seeks God's Will for a way to minister in a world that seems so random.

Pray without ceasing.

This is for the single mom who struggles to repair a light fixture, and gives up because the toilet bowl is overflowing.
This is for the guy who gets the pink slip after years with the company and wonders when and how to tell his family.

This prayer's for you.

This is for the woman from India who served as a medical doctor in her home country, and cannot find a job in this one.
This is for the mom with worn lines on her face as she realizes her children have made bad choices, because she knows what lies ahead for her beloved child.

This prayer's for you.

Pray without ceasing.

This is for the young couple who find each other, and suddenly nothing matters but their love.
This is for the convict who experiences freedom from sin as he is raised up from the waters of baptism.

This prayer's for you.

This is for the kid who studies life's lesson, gets it, learns it, and makes it work in his life. This is for the teenage girl who finds companions who deeply share her heart, and are true friends.

Pray without ceasing.

This is for the widow who sits in the church pew, and feels a rebirth of joy when the sun comes from behind a cloud on the third verse of "How Great Thou Art."
This is for the old friends who laugh themselves silly over something from the past — they laugh so hard they are blinded by tears, short of breath, and falling on the floor.

This prayer is for you.

 

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Title: "This Prayer's For You!"
Author: Cary Branscum
Publication Date: August 26, 2004

If You Want to Walk on Water You've Got to Get Out of the Boat by John Ortberg John Ortberg invites you to consider the incredible potential that awaits you outside your comfort zone, out on the risky waters of faith.

Cary Branscum is the Singles minister for Richland Hills Church of Christ.

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