Pastors quite naturally talk a lot about prayer. Whether they actually pray themselves is probably a topic for another time, but I was struck a couple different ways today when thinking about prayer.
There's some long-range planning going on this summer in our church and that always brings (for me) a lot of excitement and also some anxiety. Our family went down to the dog beach in Highland Park yesterday and as I was coming back up to our car, out of nowhere, a thought came to me: Am I intentionally praying about these hopes/objectives? A more penetrating question came this morning: If I am, do I really believe in the efficacy of these prayers? I was humbled and a little embarrassed by my initial answers.
Later today I received a wonderful voice mail message from a long-time member of our church who moved to warmer climes last year. In the midst of her message, she said, quite emphatically, "I'm praying for you every day." I have no doubt that she does and I am unbelievably moved by that. It's amazing what someone else's prayers can do for your own.
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