Daily Devotional Choose a Devotional: ... Archives Moments with God Sunday, December 28th, 2014 Read Colossians 1:3-12 View the Nov-Dec, 2014 Issue Pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. - 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 (NIV) Every Sunday my church takes time for anyone who has had an inspiring experience with God during the week to tell the congregation about it. One Sunday, a woman who had volunteered to weed our church flower bed told us how she watched people as they walked past our downtown church. She said she wondered about each person — what they did, if they were happy or troubled, what their life story was. Then she offered a brief prayer for those she saw, asking God to bless them, to ease their burdens, and to grant them peace. Recently, I had been feeling that my prayer life was in a rut, praying over and over for the same friends, family members, and concerns. Inspired by this woman’s prayer practice, I decided to pray every morning and night for a week for a specific person, whether or not I knew him or her. It might be a visitor to my church, someone I read about in the newspaper, or someone who caught my attention while I went about my day. I hope that those for whom I pray feel God’s presence in their lives. I know that praying for someone who will never know of my prayers surely brings God’s joy to me! The Author Susan Griswold (Colorado, USA) Thought for the Day Asking God’s blessing for someone else also blesses us. Prayer Dear heavenly Father, bless those we pass by as we go about our lives. Tend to their needs and give them your peace. In Jesus’ name. Amen. Prayer focusFriends and strangers who cross our path
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