Giving Thanks for the Prayer Warriors

Texts from Prayer Warriors brought me a deep sense of peace.

It’s been a dreary past couple of weeks at my house. My hubby and I, despite our best efforts, contracted Covid-19. We had what would definitely be considered a mild case. We didn’t have any breathing difficulties. We didn’t end up in the hospital, but it was a miserable experience.

As soon as I learned that my hubby tested positive, I reached out to some prayer warrior friends of mine and asked for prayer. The numbers were on our side, but I was seeking a deeper intervention from people who I knew would stand in the gap for us. I received daily texts and sometimes beautiful pictures, from people who I knew were praying and the peace that came from those prayers was priceless. A former pastor and dear friend of mine even called me and prayed for us over the phone.

It turns out that the hard reality of social distance and quarantine that was thrust upon us, was no match for the spiritual blessings that were showered upon us.

When I began to feel better and I was looking over the texts, I marveled at the faithful people who God has put in our lives. Some were from mission trips. Some were former co-workers. Some were current co-workers. Some were old friends and some were new friends. Some were family. My daughter even texted me to tell me that someone she met on a mission trip who has never even met us was praying for us.

I was truly humbled when I thought about how God carefully weaved these people into the fabric of our lives and how He knew when I met each one of these people that we would one day be sick and would need their prayers. He knew a pandemic was coming one day. He was not caught by surprise and just like He was with Joseph in Egypt, He was with us.

As I write this, the sun has finally come out after days of being shrouded by clouds. I am feeling better and I stand amazed at the power of prayer. I am reminded of the beautiful gift that a faith community is even when they are people that you rarely see. As a dear friend of mine once said, “Relationships built with Christ at the center are different than all others. They are deep and lasting.”

Those are wise words indeed.

Have an awesome day!
Wendy 🙂