Sidewalk counselors remind us of one aspect of prayer's power that might be overlooked. The group here in Grand Rapids sends regular updates on what transpires at the abortion clinics: the sad conversations they have with desperate women who don't want to abort, the heartache they feel when their offers of help are rejected, and their joy when the truth is received.
Just this morning, Julie and Mary reported one such story. It's been ongoing. Those of us who read these missives from the sidewalk have followed their encounters with "A" over the past two weeks or so. It's been touch and go. But this morning, they reported a "save." "A" is no longer going through with her abortion plan!
What turned her around? Aside from the patient persistence of the sidewalk counselors, the free ultrasound and competent counsel at the pregnancy care center, assistance with food and other immediately needed items, help finding a job and car, promise of additional financial help as needed, one other factor held sway.
What was it? The promise that hundreds of people would be praying for her. "We told them that you would be praying, too," Julie and Mary wrote. "People are always so surprised that total strangers would care about their needs."
Are you praying for your clients? Are you sharing their stories in ways that protect their privacy but yet also enlist your prayer partners' intercession on their behalf? Are you able to tell your clients that many people will be praying for them as they make life-altering decisions?
Perhaps your clients don't pray themselves. They may not know how to pray, or understand what prayer is. Here's an opportunity to let them in on the power of prayer.
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