DMLJ: I cannot imagine a better, more cheering or a more comforting statement with which to face the uncertainties and hazards of our life in this world of time than contained in verses 7 – 11.
Prayer is an aspect of the Christian journey where I could make a lot of improvement. I've often wondered what the limits of what prayer can achieve are.
I had a co-worker whose daughter was diagnosed with a horrible disease called Rhett Syndrome. She began having uncontrolled seizures, nearly daily. She lost the ability to walk. They fought tooth and nail for a year to get her on some promising experimental treatment, only for it to have no effect at all. It was heartbreaking. I often wondered: what could I do to help this girl? What if I became a saint? Would my prayers to God on her behalf be more efficacious? To this day I have not been able to become a saint, so I do not know the answers to these questions.
Prayer is an aspect of the Christian journey where I could make a lot of improvement. I've often wondered what the limits of what prayer can achieve are.
I had a co-worker whose daughter was diagnosed with a horrible disease called Rhett Syndrome. She began having uncontrolled seizures, nearly daily. She lost the ability to walk. They fought tooth and nail for a year to get her on some promising experimental treatment, only for it to have no effect at all. It was heartbreaking. I often wondered: what could I do to help this girl? What if I became a saint? Would my prayers to God on her behalf be more efficacious? To this day I have not been able to become a saint, so I do not know the answers to these questions.