Can I Pray for You?

Today’s Reflection

When I pray for another, I join with God and Christ and the communion of dedicated souls in something that is already operative. . . . [Yet it] seems to be aided by—yes, even to require—my prayer.

—Douglas V. Steere, Dimensions of Prayer: Cultivating a Relationship with God (Upper Room Books, 2002)

Today’s Question

Do you think prayer has the power to change things in this world? Have you ever sensed that a prayer of yours was truly necessary?

Today’s Scripture

But as for me, I will look to the Lord;I will wait for the God of my salvation;my God will hear me.

—Micah 7:7 NRSVUE

Prayer for the Week

Prayer: God, I belong to you. Change me into what you will; send me to where you will; put me to doing what you will, so I can stay in your presence forever. Amen.