Thursday, May 6, 2010

National Day of Prayer

Colossians 1:9-14
9 So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. 10 Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.


11 We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy,[c] 12 always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light. 13 For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, 14 who purchased our freedom[d] and forgave our sins.

Read the words of this wonderful prayer. It was life changing for me. Upon discovering it, I applied it to my life and began to making the effort to pray it for a list of individuals and families daily. They include friends, co-workers, my pastor and his wife, my children and grandchildren, my mom and siblings. It is my silent way of wrapping God's love around them all. Today I share it again with you.