Praying for All People
Today’s message was written by Guest Pastor, Chaplin Bob Griffiths.
Have you ever prayed something like this? “Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer (Psalm 4).” I have many times. And it’s a great comfort to me to know that it’s not just me asking God to help and support me; I’m grateful to the people who tell me that they pray for me – as I tell the people I minister to that I pray for them. I also pray for many I’m asked to pray for but who I haven’t met and who probably don’t know that I’m praying for them. Although it’s the praying that counts, let’s admit it: the knowledge that we’re being prayed for is a comforting bonus.
Perhaps some of you listening to, or reading, this message today aren’t sure that anyone’s holding you in prayer – asking God to help and support you today. So whether you’re in a desert in the Middle East or in a spiritual desert; whether you’re having a good day or a rough day, please feel that comforting bonus right now, for I and others indeed are praying for you. Ephesians 6:18 reminds us to always intercede for all God’s people. Please join me and others who pray for those who have no one to pray for them.
This prayer was written by my dear friend, Brother Frederick Bond, STG:
Let us pray: “Accept, dear God, our prayers for those who have no one to love them enough to pray for them. Wherever and whoever they are, give them a share of our blessings and, in your love, let them know they are not forgotten.” Amen.
Daily Message Author: Bob Griffiths
Bob is the former Chaplain at the Pines of Sarasota, southwest Florida’s oldest and largest not-for-profit senior care facility. Prior to joining the staff in 2010, Bob worked in hospice chaplaincy for seven years. He is the past Spiritual Life Director at St. Boniface Episcopal Church, Sarasota and is an Associate of the Order of the Holy Cross, an Episcopal Benedictine religious order.
