Doing Good...Prayer

This morning, I strolled over to our prayer garden. It's sort of cold and wet this morning...So, in all honesty, I didn't stay out there very long...pretty much just snapped a shot of the praying angel and headed inside.

As we've been working through this preaching series on prayer, I've really been wondering how many people are taking this whole thing to heart...how many people are truly spending significant time in prayer each day...how many people have increased the role of prayer in their daily lives...how much have I devoted myself to prayer during this time...how many will continue to faithfully pray when we are finished with this series??? These are just some of the thoughts that have gone through my mind.

This morning, I came across a passage from Galatians that may be familiar to some of you. It says, "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers." (Galatians 6:9-10).

This passage reminded me that one of the "good" things I can be "doing" is praying for others...friends, family, people in the church, people outside the church, random people. Prayer is vital! We all need to be praying. Sometimes we get tripped up in thinking of "good" we can do for all people. If you come up empty on some kind of "deed" you can do, then pray! And, if you do come up with a "deed" you should still pray! Pray, pray, pray!