Daily Prayer Message, Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Pray With Kavanah
A Window Into Prayer: In Hebrew, to pray with “kavanah” means to pray from the heart. Praying with “kavanah” is entering into a real place of yearning and longing over what or whom is our object of prayer, with selfless and sincere intention. Intercession means to share in the heart-burden of another, feeling their pain in a real way. The book of Romans mentions this kind of yearning prayer:
“ In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness, for we do not know how we should pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He who searches the heart knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.” Romans 8:26-27
Wednesday Prayer Focus…
- Maureen Smith, recovery from cataract surgery; first reports are excellent
- Alex Phillips father Art, recovery from serious oral surgery
- Mario, fighting COVID-19 in Mexico, extended family of one of our members
- Little Madi Mae, born at 1.6 lbs; now 3.5 pounds but still needing breathing help.
- Chris Lins new Zoom Bible Study beginning this week
Yiddish Proverb: “A hero is someone who can keep his mouth shut when he is right.”
Pastor Jay