Today I rejoice
celebrate
and shout songs of thanksgiving to my Lord
for those who walk beside me as friends
face to face or online.
The fingerprints of the Master
mark their prayers
their words of encouragement
and support.
As I step into difficult times
I know that I am not alone.
If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! Ecclesiastes 4:10 NIV
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My dear online friend Sharon in Nigeria created an event on Facebook called 30 Days of Prayer for Your Man. Her introduction read:
Each day in the month of January, pray for your man wherever or whomever he might be. You do not have to be married or in a relationship to take this challenge; if you believe that there is a man out there for you, pray for him.
When I joined I was the 24th woman. We were told we could invite friends to join, and invite we all did. Every time I clicked back the group had grown. As of today, there are 3,143 women committed to praying for the man in their life.
God has His loving hand on every one of us, marking us with the desire to pray, encourage and support our men and each other. His fingerprints are upon our marriages and His glory is revealed as bonds are strengthened.
Be unceasing in prayer [praying perseveringly]; 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Amplified
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I been running into the arms of God this week as I spend time in prayer for the people of Haiti, for there I find safety in a world that seems to spin without control or reason. The Haiti earthquake leaves the ground beneath us feeling less than solid.
Words of fellow bloggers have left me breathless, weeping and aching in unison with their pain and frustration.
Janet Oberholtzer writes Pain Hurts
Teri Lynne writes on how her daughter teaches us there is A Time To Dance
Jennifer writes about how We Shake
I thank God for the ways He is able to use us, imperfect as we are, to leave smudged fingerprints on each other's hearts. I believe that when we do so, we are reaching up and touching His heart as well.
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Outside my door
Image by Si Wilson via Flickr
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