Wrapped in Prayer

March 1

This morning Joy asks me to pray with her. She is going to a surgeon's office for her painful breasts. She hadn't been gone long when the phone rings. It was Steve, a friend. He says, "I was just coming out of the doctor's office and who do I run into but Joy. We hugged in the entryway. She seemed glad to see me. I called so we can pray for her over the phone.” We do.

When Joy returns calmed and relieved, she starts to tell me about running into Steve. "I know, we prayed for you over the phone." She begins to shake at the thought of it.

"Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy." (Matthew 5:7)