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November 1, 2006If you are so inclined…My dear hubby has just left for a 10 day business trip to Asia - it’s the first time he’s ever voted by absentee ballot - and he leaves with a great deal of weight on him, work-wise, and a weariness that seems both physical and spiritual. I watched him leave, unwillingly, tonight and just thought…he needs more prayers than just mine and his mother’s right now, to support him. The president once took a lot of guff for saying that he could “feel” the prayers of the people who did lift him up in faith, but I understood what he meant. I know what it feels like when no one, absolutely no one, is praying for you. I was once in a terrible doldrums, feeling at loose ends, and I suddenly realized that there was probably not anyone praying for me. So, I asked my hubby, “do you ever pray for me?” He thought a second and said, “well, no, not really, not unless you’re super-sick. I just never think to. I think of you as the one who does all the praying for us.” I said, “well that totally sucks! I never pray for myself, so if you’re not praying for me, then who the heck is?” He promised he would pray for me, everyday. And I could tell. I could “feel” it. And when some emailers and cyberpals read that I’m having a rough time physically, I can tell I’m being prayed for…and it is so incredibly moving to me, to know that somewhere out there a perfect stranger is speaking a word of good for me. Nothing is more humbling than that. Because I believe - no, I know - that prayer makes a difference in people’s lives, I try to remember in my prayers some folks who I suspect have no one praying for them. Mostly that involves praying for public figures - some of their names might surprise you - and certain friends of my sons who have been raised without much exposure to church or faith. If you’re inclined to prayer and you have room on your prayerlist for a stranger, I would be most humbled and grateful if you’d remember my husband. Thanks. http://theanchoressonline.com/2006/11/01/if-you-are-so-inclined/trackback/ 13 Responses to “If you are so inclined…” |
November 2nd, 2006 at 12:29 am
You and your dear husband can count on my prayers!
November 2nd, 2006 at 5:14 am
Dear Anchoress, I love this post because I have long made it a habit to physically get up early in the mornings for prayer time. Even though I also believe we can just “be” prayer as we go through our day, there is something holy, sweet and reverent about simply setting time aside just for God. To tell him how much I love Him, to say thank you for all the many, many blessings, and then to be honored to lift up other people to him. So, this morning, I will be happy to pray for your husband and you as well. As always, wishing you the very best! -Viola
November 2nd, 2006 at 7:00 am
I am so inclined, Ma’am.
November 2nd, 2006 at 8:32 am
Without a doubt, I shall say prayers for him, and will continue keeping you in my prayers.
November 2nd, 2006 at 8:42 am
You and your dear hubbie are in my prayers.
November 2nd, 2006 at 9:13 am
God bless you and your beloved.
November 2nd, 2006 at 9:33 am
Done and done! You know how important you are to me - and by extension your entire family MATTERS.
Have a good day and do some little thing for yourself that you might not do if he was home.
November 2nd, 2006 at 11:05 am
Thanks all…you are all so generous, and it is very much appreciated.
November 2nd, 2006 at 1:39 pm
I too KNOW the power of Prayer. and I will Pray for you and your family, all of them. and what’s more I will pray for the teenage friends to find God and Grace in their lives. I can’t imagine living without God in my life. How does anyone do it?
November 2nd, 2006 at 5:18 pm
You and yours are on my Prayer List as well…
November 2nd, 2006 at 6:55 pm
Prayers on their way! I hope the trip is a successful one. Do update us, if you can!
November 2nd, 2006 at 8:47 pm
You and your family are in my prayers, A.
November 3rd, 2006 at 12:12 am
[...] Perhaps not coincidentally, the Anchoress (or, as I prefer to call her, Anchor-Babe) had a post today on this very topic, asking for prayers for her husband in his travels. She says: … when some emailers and cyberpals read that I’m having a rough time physically, I can tell I’m being prayed for … and it is so incredibly moving to me, to know that somewhere out there a perfect stranger is speaking a word of good for me. Nothing is more humbling than that. [...]