Last night I attended a send-off for missionaries leaving for Japan. It was wonderful and I left with two pages of prayer requests. This morning I went to a prayer breakfast for a prison ministry. It was my first time and prayer is more fun than it used to be. I’m not sure why. I left with six more pages of prayer items, some in font 8 pt! Tomorrow there will be a monthly prayer focus meeting, this time, on Nepal. I am not sure if I will leave with a list. Here is a quote from C.S. Lewis’, ‘Prince Caspian’. “Aslan,” said Lucy, “you’re bigger.” “That is because you are older, little one,” answered He. “Not because you are?” “I am not, but every year you grow, you will find me bigger.” This is the reason I can give myself to these enormous opportunities to intercede. Yes, I am retired, but today I will do other things just for me. I am washing sheets, got coffee, did dishes, will talk with my kids in other states, and plan to cook pasta for dinner. These are Pam-centered activities. I am not a super pray-er person but I understand what Lucy is saying in this exchange. The older I get the more I notice the magnitude of God. He has the super powers, not me. He does value these little efforts and faithful reminders, from the faithful, that we want to serve Him and lift up our brothers and sisters. It is fairly simple. Either we follow Jesus or we don’t. Jesus prayed. He gave us a model for prayer. If we don’t follow Jesus’ example then we are following our own – something else. Either we are in or we are out. We try to mystify prayer but just take a chance and persevere. There is a level of intimacy with our Holy God that is intimidating to me but being left behind on any opportunity to choose Jesus over myself is better, any day of the week. So, what do you like to put on your pasta?
