Power of Prayer

March 23, 2014

“The Lord tells us: 'the first task in life is this: prayer.' But not the prayer of words, like a parrot; but the prayer, the heart: gazing on the Lord, hearing the Lord, asking the Lord,”
Pope Francis (Oct. 8, 2014)

Every week in our parish bulletin we publish a list of names of people who are ill and have asked for our prayers. Do you wonder who these people are or how they are doing? Do you have faith that our prayers help the sick and dying? Have you ever experienced the Power of Prayer? 

When we built our website we included a form where people could submit prayer requests and we have had several requests already. Some are requests for private prayers and others prefer that their requests be shared so that many people are praying for them. Thus far we have had requests to pray for drug-addicted relatives, ne’er-do-well adult children, for a family business to stay afloat, broken relationships, and depression. Many of these requests have come from overseas, in the United Kingdom. Can you imagine someone surfing the world-wide web in desperate need of prayer and finding us and requesting our help? 

The power of prayer cannot be underestimated! Just picture in your mind all these prayers reaching the ears and heart of our Lord and our Lord responding to those prayers! Imagine our prayers, our strength, and our love reaching up to Jesus and Jesus beaming back to those in need. Our God is Awesome! This Lent we ask you to consider becoming a “prayer warrior.” Ask yourself “How can I help? For who or what can I pray for?” Prayer can be done anywhere and at any time. All you need is an open heart and Christ at your side.
God Bless, Holly Clark