One of my all time favorite Christian artists, Wayne Watson, wrote a song over twenty years ago called "When God's People Pray." I fell in love with the song when I was a senior in highschool and I am often reminded of the song from time to time.
When God's people pray and take the pains of earth
to the doors of heaven
When God's people pray there is hope retored
there is sin forgiven
And miracles you can't explain a way
when God's people pray
Last week, a wonderful, YOUNG lady in our Sunday School class was diagnosed with breast cancer. Very soon after she out an email telling her diagnoses another email was sent from a from friend suggesting we meet at her house the night before her surgery and pray. I LOVED this idea. The whole day I kept singing the Wayne Watson song. It was so neat to have a great turnout at our friend's house as we gathered around her in her living room and prayed for her, her family and the doctors. Do you have to be in the vacinity of the person to pray for them? No, but I know it was so encouraging to our friend to hear so many pray for her. I know it was a beautiful picture to the Lord to see us praying around her. I know it lifted me up.
Also very heavy on my mind has been a friend from church that has a nephew in a battle with cncer all over his body. He is only eleven.
The most sad part of my week has been a little girl, eight, from my hometown that passed away this week after surgery to remove a tumor. We saw God move as we prayed, but our prayer was not answered according to what we had asked. Pease pray for her family as they walk through this great sadness. This situtation brought me to another Wayne Watscon song called "Home Free."
I'm trying hard not to think you unkind
but Heavenly Father, if you know my heart
surely you can read my mind
good people underneath a sea of grief
some get up and walk away
some will find ulimate relief.
Home free eventually
at the ultimate healing
we will be home free
I am so thankful for the priviledge of prayer!
Not my will, but Yours be done!
When God's people pray and take the pains of earth
to the doors of heaven
When God's people pray there is hope retored
there is sin forgiven
And miracles you can't explain a way
when God's people pray
Last week, a wonderful, YOUNG lady in our Sunday School class was diagnosed with breast cancer. Very soon after she out an email telling her diagnoses another email was sent from a from friend suggesting we meet at her house the night before her surgery and pray. I LOVED this idea. The whole day I kept singing the Wayne Watson song. It was so neat to have a great turnout at our friend's house as we gathered around her in her living room and prayed for her, her family and the doctors. Do you have to be in the vacinity of the person to pray for them? No, but I know it was so encouraging to our friend to hear so many pray for her. I know it was a beautiful picture to the Lord to see us praying around her. I know it lifted me up.
Also very heavy on my mind has been a friend from church that has a nephew in a battle with cncer all over his body. He is only eleven.
The most sad part of my week has been a little girl, eight, from my hometown that passed away this week after surgery to remove a tumor. We saw God move as we prayed, but our prayer was not answered according to what we had asked. Pease pray for her family as they walk through this great sadness. This situtation brought me to another Wayne Watscon song called "Home Free."
I'm trying hard not to think you unkind
but Heavenly Father, if you know my heart
surely you can read my mind
good people underneath a sea of grief
some get up and walk away
some will find ulimate relief.
Home free eventually
at the ultimate healing
we will be home free
I am so thankful for the priviledge of prayer!
Not my will, but Yours be done!
Comments
And now I'm off to sing Watercolor ponies.
"Home Free"! It absolutely describes how we will be free of things that hinder us now when we get to heaven! Thanks for the reminder of a great song!