I have a friend who is in the hospital suffering from Covid. Today while receiving oxygen, she is lying on her stomach per the doctor's request, in hopes she will not need to be ventilated. I am praying for her.
I have a friend whose grandson committed suicide a week ago, and her heart is broken. This friend has buried both of her parents, her spouse, a child, and now a grandchild. I feel for her and am praying for her.
I have a friend who is going through chemotherapy for breast cancer. She has treatment number two this week and I am praying for her. The four days after her first treatment were tough.
I have a friend whose husband is suffering from ALS. Her sweet, intelligent, and brave husband can no longer eat or drink, but fortunately can still talk. What a horrible disease and what a severe trial! I am praying for them to have the strength to bear this trial, and I am praying for their children.
Our two fathers, my Dad, and my husband's Dad, are in their nineties and suffering from physical ailments. They are both living at home, one on his own (to a degree), and one with a loving, patient wife to care for him. We pray for our three living parents, for their safety each day, and for them to be blessed with endurance as they submit to the difficulties of old age.
What would I do without prayer? Where "when my aching grows, when I languish, when I seek for peace, when I need solace, when I am searching, when I need a quiet hand to calm my anguish, when I am looking for someone to understand," where else would I go? I find peace and "love without end," as I pray. Through prayer I am assured that there is a loving God in heaven who is aware of me, along with the many people I am concerned about. There is a loving Savior who knows exactly how we feel and who is able to succor us collectively and individually.
Sometimes all I can do to help a situation is to pray.
I believe in the power of prayer.
("Where Can I Turn for Peace" by Emma Lou Thayne)
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