Friday, January 22, 2010

Because it Matters...

Can I just say...it has been a week. As in, many friends and loved ones with hard stuff going on in their lives.

Phone calls, emails, lots of feeling helpless to help. Beginning and ending with telling them I'm covering them in prayer...and yet feeling like it sometimes seems insignificant.

And then I came across this in my Beth Moore homework.

We are so culturally indoctinated to be fast-paced, high-energy, hands-on kinds of people that we tend to think of prayer as a passive, nearly "do-nothing" reaction. We tend to pray when we don't know what else to do. Beloved, nothing shakes the heavenlies like prayer. Nothing moves the heart of God more than prayer. Furthermore, I'm not sure anything takes more energy at times than fervent prayer.

Prayer matters...more than anything else.


Posted by Sarah@Life in the Parsonage
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24 comments:

  1. UnknownJanuary 22, 2010 at 2:24 PM

    Thanks for that - good timing.

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  2. LeahJanuary 22, 2010 at 2:25 PM

    Sarah, this simple post is exactly what I needed to hear this week. Thank you :)

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  3. ShelliGibJanuary 22, 2010 at 2:26 PM

    Perfect for my week!

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  4. Be Thou ExaltedJanuary 22, 2010 at 2:44 PM

    A very dear friend of mine is going through a great trial right now, and sometimes it seems inadequate to just say I'm praying for you. Thank you for posting that quote. It was very encouraging.

    By the way I just wrote a post about encouraging friends, and reminding people that when you say you're going to pray for them, do it!

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  5. RachelleJanuary 22, 2010 at 2:45 PM

    Excellent.

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  6. Beth@playinwiththepaulsens!January 22, 2010 at 2:54 PM

    amen.

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  7. KatarinaJanuary 22, 2010 at 3:03 PM

    love that quote. and it is so incredibly true, thanks for sharing.

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  8. saraJanuary 22, 2010 at 3:08 PM

    love this.....thanks for reminding us!

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  9. melanieJanuary 22, 2010 at 4:02 PM

    amen hon.

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  10. Kelly @ Love WellJanuary 22, 2010 at 4:23 PM

    There was a slogan for the National Sunday of the Persecuted Church a few years ago that said: "The LEAST you can do, is the MOST you can do. Pray."

    I've been profoundly impacted by that statement. How often do I think? "I guess THE ONLY THING I CAN DO is pray." When really? It's the best thing I can do.

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  11. CathyJanuary 22, 2010 at 4:27 PM

    So true. So many friends in crisis times and feeling I can't help. You're so right...I can pray and have been and will continue. Thanks

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  12. Katie@The Baby FactoryJanuary 22, 2010 at 5:33 PM

    Thanks for this Sarah! You couldn't be more right!!
    I like to be the "band-aid" which is so dumb when I KNOW the more worthwhile thing to do is pray...to the Great Healer...

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  13. Brenda SusanJanuary 22, 2010 at 7:13 PM

    So true. It's a powerful thing & when we are reminded of that, it makes it easier to keep on praying, doesn't it?
    So, thanks for the reminder Sarah.

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  14. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2010 at 7:22 PM

    just what I needed to hear this week. So true............ thank you so much for sharing!!!

    ~Mandie

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  15. HethJanuary 23, 2010 at 9:03 AM

    Right on.

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  16. Wendi@EveryDayMiraclesJanuary 23, 2010 at 9:14 AM

    Sarah, this was a perfect reminder. Thank you.

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  17. Angela NazworthJanuary 23, 2010 at 11:10 AM

    Thank you for sharing!!

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  18. Amy@My Front PorchJanuary 23, 2010 at 11:21 AM

    You have impeccable timing -- this was just what I needed to hear.

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  19. TrishJanuary 23, 2010 at 12:39 PM

    Thanks! Just the encouragement I needed to keep going.

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  20. Much AdoJanuary 23, 2010 at 1:19 PM

    Amazing quote, I LOVE it! Good to be reminded.

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  21. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2010 at 3:13 PM

    That was good. Thanks for sharing it.
    -FringeGirl

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  22. ~jennaJanuary 24, 2010 at 6:59 PM

    AMEN SISTER!! <3

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  23. Jodie | VelourJanuary 26, 2010 at 7:48 AM

    You are such a sweetheart for coming over and saying that. You made my morning.
    I'll be back just as soon as I have something to say again. :) Not there yet.
    Thanks again though for your sweet words. They were wind in my sails!

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  24. MindyJanuary 26, 2010 at 12:37 PM

    Hi Sarah! I have an award for you over at my place when you have the chance to stop by and get it!

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