Monday, March 13, 2023
“Pray for the Person You Are Reconciling With”
Happy Monday, right? Consider today’s Challenge to be both a reminder and an encouragement. Last Thursday (March 9), our Challenge was to reconcile with someone. That one wasn’t easy. For many, if not all of us, it’s still not simple.
Today’s Challenge is to pray for the person with whom we are reconciling. This challenge stresses the importance of God’s work in the difficult parts of our lives. For those of us who 
did not complete last Thursday’s task, consider today as further emphasis that we need to get this one done. Pray for the person. Pray for God to give us the strength to forgive, reach out, and mend the fence. We can do it. We need it, they need it, and God will bless the effort.
Regardless of the outcomes of our reconciliation attempt, we can pray for that person. Pray that they will receive your olive branch as an extension of God’s love pouring through your heart. Pray that they will receive your effort as genuine and permanent.
This is not intended to make Monday more difficult than it already is. Instead, this is a step to start our week on a positive note by giving our most difficult tasks to God. Whatever it is today and this week, we can overcome it because God is there.
Begin the week by praying for one who needs our reconciliation!
“Be kind, compassionate, and forgiving to each other, in the same way God forgave you in Christ.” (Ephesians 4:32, CEB)
