Prayer plays a major role in my life.  It has evolved from something I did before I went to sleep to something that I carry with me throughout my day.  Prayer moved from minutes every night to the most important element of my life.

I have watched the movie Overcomer (2019) several times, and one particular scene is embedded in my mind.  The Character John Harrison visits a man he has just met, named Thomas Hill, in the hospital.  As John was leaving, he said, “Good to meet you, Thomas.  I will be praying for you.”  On John’s next visit to the hospital, the men spoke about their faith.   Thomas asks John, “Last visit, you said you’d pray for me, did you?”  John paused, embarrassed because he had not prayed for Thomas. 

It is so easy for me to say, “I will be praying for you,” but am I putting my words into action?  I think about all the times that I use a prayer emoji on social media.  Each time I purposefully think to myself, prayer into action.  At that moment, I am praying for the person or thing to whom I sent the prayer emoji; otherwise, my message is empty.   

Thomas, in the movie Overcomer, showed us how easy it is to say the words with no action.  I had to train myself to pray my way through the day.  It continues to take effort and concentration to pray for others because of the noise and chaos around us.  There are times when I notice that I have begun to solve problems and neglected to include Jesus.  I quickly move to prayer.

Prayer guides me through each day.  They do not need to be long or complicated.   It is my responsibility to follow through and move my prayer into action.  

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