Emmanuel Mennonite

Prayer Wall

As I was praying at the prayer wall this morning, I was especially struck by the prayer requests for friends:

a friend with a faith crisis, a friend who may be using drugs again, a friend whose marriage is in trouble.  O God, hear our prayers for our friends--surround them and bear them up in their trials; show your mercy and shower them with your love; help them to make good decisions in the challenges they face; and help us to be good friends to them.  Give us wisdom to know when to speak and what words to say.  Give us wisdom when to be silent.  Give us wisdom when to act and when to wait.  And most of all, make us persevere in prayer on behalf of our friends and on behalf of all those in need.  Amen.