I have made a commitment. This commitment requires time,
more time than I sometimes feel I have to give. It requires courage, definitely
more courage than I think I have to share. It also requires compassion and well
you get the picture.
I will no longer say the words, “I will say a prayer for
you.” Some Christian huh?
What I mean is, if you are experiencing something that
requires prayer (thanksgiving, petition, comfort) I will no longer say, “I’ll
keep you in my prayers” instead I have committed to saying “Can I pray with you
right now?”
This has resulted in a number of written, texted, posted and
spoken prayers with friends. That’s not the hard part. The challenging part
comes in when you are an acquaintance or maybe we aren’t that close. There’s
that awkward time of “What will this person think about me?” or “Do they really
want to pray with me?” and sometimes “Are they a Christian or not?”
Prayer is a fairly intimate thing. It certainly builds
relationships and it isn’t something we do with just anybody . . . but why not?
If we think it’s worth saying “I’ll pray for you” a promise of something I’ll
do later when I make time (or maybe not) then it should be worth the few
moments and minor discomfort it will cost me to do it right now.
So we’ll see how this goes. I’ll keep you posted as I
experience the results. Feel free to give it a try too and we’ll see what we
learn about each other and ourselves along the way.
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