“Bike Lady Prayers” by Deb Jones

prayer focus

Last winter I passed an older lady pedaling a bike as I drove to school each day. She was bundled up against the cold and rode most mornings in darkness. I started praying for her each day and missed her on days she wasn’t out (which caused me to pray even more for her). This fall I caught sight of her again pedaling away in the heat and was excited to see her.

Through this time of prayer I learned a little bit about how God sees each one of us: precious, unique, irreplaceable, and traveling a rough road each day. He wants us to see each other this way too and to treat each other accordingly. Seeing through His eyes is not easy and impossible without the Holy Spirit guiding us. Praying for each other helps us all on our journey and draws us closer to our Heavenly Father. And as the old hymn exclaims, “What a privilege to carry everything (and everyone) to God in prayer!” “To pray for others means to make them part of ourselves.” Henri Nouwen

“I have a lifelong vocation now before me in learning how to find Christ in every single person whom I meet.” Anne Rice

  • - home-based weekly prayer meeting, Fridays, 1:00pm
  • - prayer walking in the MMC, Thursdays, 5:30pm (tentative)

Prayer Chain

If You Have a Prayer Request call:

Charleen Campbell 624-0213 or Diane Salee 623-4982

 

Week Beginning January 30, 2012 - January 5

REMEMBER THESE IN PRAYER

(names will be removed after 3 weeks unless notified)

 

Medical Concerns

Charlotte Cannon

Virgil Brewer

Barbara McMahan

Dorothy Patterson

Wanda Katzman

Kathryn Peavler

David Purvis

Alice Edwards

Cal Maas

Simpson McConkey

Christian Grimes

Martha Washington Owens

Billy Bowling, friend of Bruce Nettleton

Billy Kelly's mother

Allene Smith, mother of Frank Smith

Walt Grossenbacher, step father of Deb Jones

Crista Mayfield, Margaret Howard's granddaughter

Emma Howard, mother of Ida Reed

 

General Concerns

James and, Ray Forbes,Bobby Jackson's brothers

The McCall family

Robert Sheene, brother of Nancy Randolh

Wade Slusher, friend of Calitris

 

Military

Air Force: Afghanistan Sarah Hale Woods,

Army: Afghanistan: Mike Bowling

Army: Afghanistan: Stephen Marionneaux

Army: Afghanistan: Jordan Murray

Army: Kuwait: Joseph White

Marines: Japan: Anthony Guidin

Marines: Afghanistan: Matt Agnoli

Japan: Anthony Guidi, Marines

Navy: Kuwait: Brian Dalton

Civilian: Afghanistan: Bill Vockery