Because YOU Prayed
BECAUSE YOU PRAYED...
God touched our weary bodies with His power
And gave us strength for many a trying hour
In which we might have faltered ,had not you,
Our intercessors faithful been and true.
BECAUSE YOU PRAYED...
God touched our eager fingers with skill,
Enabling us to do His blessed will.
With scalpel,suture, bandage;better still
He healed the sick,the wounded, cured the ill.
BECAUSE YOU PRAYED...
God touched our lips with coal from altar fire,
Gave Spirit fullness,and did so inspire,
That when we spoke , sin blinded souls did see;
Sins chains were broken,captives were made free.
BECAUSE YOU PRAYED...
The "dwellers in the dark" have found the Light
The glad Good News has banished heathen night.
The message of the cross so long delayed
Has brought them life at last- because you prayed.
(author unknown)
Such a beautiful poem from an old Back to the Bible publication I rediscovered. Don' t underestimate the power and reach of prayer.
Saturday morning my Dad 's colleague and friend, Mr Panday dropped by after ages. He 78 years old and doesn' t get around too much because of arthritris. He is a Hindu man but never forgets to phone at Christmas and New Years. When my phone number changed , he could not contact us and I didn' t have his number too. Now we have exchanged numbers so we can call up once in a while. We had a good time recalling old times, catching up on news and just chatting.
After Panday Uncle left a group of 4 young people came. Ameeta and her husband work at the Christian University and Benalin and Barun are missionaries among collge students. Aunt Maya is my Mom 's widowed sister in law. She had to vacate her rented apartment.
Her son and daughter' s homes are too small and their life style too busy so she has requested if she can stay with us till she finds a suitable place for herself. I have already stored some of her stuff in my storeroom. The type of housing she is looking for is cheap and close to her son and daughter ( both married with families) because she has many medical problems and illnesses.
I could not turn down her request because she says she feels more free and relaxed in our home than anywhere else. We embrace her with the love of Christ. Although having another ailing person in the house is not easy for me.
But I want to continue our family tradition of opening our humble home as a haven and oasis for whoever needs it. Do pray for us.
Coming back to our weekend visitors.
Today while I was in church I got news that my friend Poonam had arrived by train from another city. She comes occasionally on weekends for a business meeting. I came home home to find she had already showered and had a cold drink. She didn 't want breakfast as she was in a hurry for her appointment and then catch a train back, although I saved lunch for her.
Just as we started making lunch ( a paneer -cottage cheese curry and lentil and rice) when family came by. Thomas is a professor at the Christian Univeristy and Annie is a housewife at the moment. It was so good to see them . I was specially over joyed when Annie remarked that she noticed I ha d lost quite a bit of weight since she last saw me in March....about 6 or 7 kigs or 12 to 14 pounds. That 's a huge compliment for me. I am working on losing more weight.
They told us that their church is interested in renting our church hall for their services. Sounds good to us and we will be working on that.
A lot more happened but these are the highlights.
7 Fertilize my soul:
Dear Amrita,
You are rich because you are such a friendly hospitale woman. The Bible says, that this way you can have angels visiting as well.
I'm so glad God gives you strength day by day, the daily manna, so that you can do this important work for him.
Congratulations on loosing weight. I'm struggling, but am standing still. I guess I move too little.
May God bless you and your house in every way.
From Felisol
Thank you Felisol, your encouragement lifts up my heart.
God is blessing you with people who need a resting place..how wonderful is that, although I know its difficult too.....take a little time for yourself always...I found that to be wise while raising two roughneck boys....we give so much and neglect our own needs...so good you've been able to lose weight!
Prayers are our power, it is what we have to keep us close to God. I pray for strength to continue to fight the worldly battles.
Great family and friends unity. Thanks for the delightful picture of the flowers.
Thank you Mari
There is nothing more powerful than a prayer - thanks for reminding this through your lovely post and blog!
I don't think we appreciate how much God loves to hear our prayers.
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