Tuesday, March 22, 2022
“Pray for Someone New!”
Today, our Lenten Challenge is to pray for someone that has never been the subject of our prayers. This might be a family member or a neighbor we’ve known for a while, or it could possibly be someone that we barely know at all. It can be a friend or enemy, or anyone else that has never entered our prayers.
This can be a simple Challenge to complete if you choose. There are lots of people you haven’t mentioned in prayer! Take a few extra minutes to think about it and you’ll probably have a few names in mind. If that’s the case, maybe add one or two of these to your list today.
However, for some of us, this could be a difficult challenge to complete. When you read the first sentence of this Challenge, did the specific name of an unwanted “special” person enter your mind? Have you tried to rid yourself of the thought of that person, yet, they are still heavy on your mind (and now your heart)? If so, that’s your person for today.
Today might be easy. Today might be difficult. Either way, get ‘er done!
“Pray for Someone New Today!”
“The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know. Pray especially for rulers and their governments to rule well so we can be quietly about our business of living simply, in humble contemplation. This is the way our Savior God wants us to live.” (1 Timothy 2: 1-3, The Message).
