Pray without Ceasing

It's amazing how God can prompt someone at any time to pray. I was sitting on stage this morning, in church, listening to the announcements. I am in my choir robe, music in hand, listening dutifully to the pastor. Suddenly I feel this strong sense and the words,

"Pray for Amy".

"What?" I reply in my head.

"Pray for Amy".

I look up at the clock. It says 9:05 a.m. (Our service starts at 8:55 a.m.) "Come on. Amy's church doesn't start till 10:00 a.m. She's probably fine".

"Pray for Amy".

So I did.

Later that afternoon, I called Amy to see how her church service went. (She is music director there).

"Oh, it was quite an adventure....all my doing", she replied. "Seems that around 9:00 I got to the church, unusually early, but realized I had left the praise team's music back at my house! I rumaged through my bags, around the instruments, to no avail. At that point I asked someone what time it was. It was 9:10 a.m. I had JUST enough time to drive back to my house at break-neck speed, grab the music, get back on the 95 and get back to church. I did all that, making nearly all the green lights, and no speeding tickets. Amazingly enough, I sat down at the piano at exactly 10:00 a.m. and started the service with no delay. I saw plenty of cops on the road and worried that I might get a ticket. I know I deserved a ticket, but I couldn't afford the time involved."

Imagine our awe when I told her that I was impressed to pray for her at the very same moment! God even cares for the little things in worship, such as forgotten music. What a comfort that He cares for every detail of our life.

So, when you get the urge to pray for someone, don't delay. Just pray.