Man Ned.  Both those stories gave me goose prickles.  I erred and wrote good
prickles first time around.  Grin.  Anyway, it seems somehow that people are
drawn to those who they believe are able to pray, whether we pray out loud
or not.  That really ought to be all of us who name the name of Christ in
our hearts and lives that people come to.  But what a privilege to pray with
your Ex in that way.  What happened with the cancer finally?

Vicki



----- Original Message -----
From: "Ned Benton" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: [ECHURCH-USA] Prayhing Out loud


> Preach on, sister!
> I have a couple who live on the south side of me.  The lady came to my
door
> to ask me about the neighbors and neighborhood while looking at the house.
> I felt connected with her, that is, as if we were on the smae page or that
> the Lord had put us together. Well, they moved in and we have visited a
few
> times.  Her husband is an odd sort of fellow and very noncommunicative.
He
> isn't ver friendly either.  Her name is Karen. Not long after they moved
in,
> Karen called me on the phone one day and had a bad situation at home.  She
> asked me to pray for her.  I prayed immediately.  She semmed really
> encouraged after our prayer.  A number of times she has called and ask me
to
> pray.  I feel honored and priviledged to be counted worthy to pray for
> another.
> Here's the one that really blessed me.  While in the early months of my
> separation and subsequent divorce, my wife was found to have cervical
> cancer.  To make a long story short, that was in August.  She had
treatment
> and the doctor said she was all right.  In December, she went back for a
> check up and they found the cancer again.  She caled me in a state of
shock
> and panic. I said a few words to comfort her and then she asked me to pray
> for her.  You know what that meant to me?  Here was the woman whom I loved
> with all my heart, the woman who had left me because she didn't want to be
> married any more, the woman who didn't want to be married any more because
> she was having an affair.  I felt a rush of complete compassion roll over
> me.  I prayed!  What a joy it was that my, now estranged wife, would have
> enough confidence in me and my relationship with the Lord to ask me to
pray
> for her.  She had no confidence in her prayers at all because she knew she
> was in deep trouble with the Lord and doubted that He would hear her
> prayers.
> One of the greatest blessings the Lord has given and one of the strongest
> weapons we jave against the enemy, is prayer.  Can you imagine what life
> would be like had God not made it possible for us to call on Him and
discuss
> our needs, our desires, our problems with Him?
> Praise him!  Praise Him! His name is wonderful!
>
> Ned
>