During the "prayers" part of the Sunday service, when the pastor says that we are praying for various people listed as well as "for those we name in our hearts," I used to pray only for Katie. I was pregnant then, and I felt like she needed it the most. I prayed for her to be healthy, to live, to be okay. Later, when she was older and thriving, I added specific people who were having a particular hard time that week or that month. Later, I would think of "everyone I love," which I soon amended to "everyone I love, and everyone who loves me."

Lately, my prayer is for "Everyone I love, everyone who loves me, and everyone who needs help." It seems clear that I'm headed for a simple prayer "for everyone." Maybe that's the prayer I should have started with, anyway.

- Jessamyn, October 9, 2006

Posted by Erin at 12:09 AM | filed under: Religion, God, Whatnot

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