Lord, those dang Patriots!! I get so anxious about them! So I decided on the way home tonight to commit them and the next game to You in prayer. I don't really know how to pray for a football team. Do I pray that they win? I'd like that, of course! I pray that they play well. That they do their best. As the posts all over Facebook say, that they would each "do their job" and be a shining example that it is not just a superstar in any position but the sum of all the parts that brings success. I do ask that You protect everyone from injury--even the Ravens--and it just seems symbolically fitting in this difficult season of world history that Patriots and patriotism be honored. Not the kind of patriotism of the fanatical and extremist religious terrorists, but a faithfulness to a collective entity that upholds peace and respect and fair play. So--Could they win? :)
Martha from work: She is going to be out for 5-6 weeks, which sounds a lot like recovery from surgery. She seems to have some faith in You, Lord. Whether or not, though, would You bless her during this time? Her "irreverence" is charming at times, maybe annoying at a few, but I will miss her and it.
Stephen from work: Prostate cancer. Having surgery sometime next week. Avoiding me, I think. Oh, well, no matter--would You bless him, too? He has two sons who still need him around. Give him grace and relief from anxiety. Take that cancer totally out of his body, please, and don't allow it to come back.
All for the sake of the name of Jesus, and in His name! Amen.
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