[Propertalk] The Prayers of Others

[Joe Parrish]

The Prayers of Others

Several years ago, Lloyd John Ogilvie, the then newly appointed U.S. Senate
Chaplain, wrote that the previous year had been the most difficult one of
his life. His wife had undergone five major surgeries, radiation treatment
and chemotherapy. Several key staff teammates moved on to other assignments,
which added pressure and uncertainty to Ogilvie's work. Problems which he
could have tackled with gusto under normal circumstances seemed to loom in
all directions. Discouragement lurked around every corner. Prayer was no
longer a contemplative luxury, but the only way to survive. He adds:

"My own intercessions were multiplied by the prayers of others. Friendships
were deepened as I was forced to allow people to assure me with words I had
preached for years. No day went by without a conversation, letter or phone
call giving me love and hope. The greatest discovery is that I can have joy
when I don't feel like it." (Quoted in David Walls, Finding God in the Dark
[Victor Books, 1993])

 

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