Text and Pray

Last Sunday, a series of texts from my dear friend Lee appeared on my phone over the course of several hours.  (Lee and I became friends because of breast cancer:  she was starting chemo about the time I was finishing radiation.)

At 12:17 pm, she sent two texts:

            Are you OK

I don’t know why but I’m very anxious for you praying for you and I love you please be careful

I did not see those texts for over an hour.  At 1:31, I replied:

I’m fine.  Just saw this.  Prayers always appreciated.  Morning service went very well—God showed up. (that’s what I always pray for)

Lee texted back at 1:41:

What were u doing at 11:30--?

I saw that text at 2:26 pm and wrote back:

I was talking with people after church.  Who knows?  You could have been praying me up for some later (or even earlier) time I need prayer and protection.

At 5:40 pm, there was one last exchange:

            Are u busy

            No

And then I called her.  She told me that during the sermon at her church, she suddenly had a load of anxiety crash down on her concerning me.  As soon as church let out, she nabbed a prayer warrior friend and they prayed fervently for me.

Do we have any idea what that was about?  No, but God does. 

And I am struck, once again, by the Father’s care for me.  And blessed by Lee’s immediate prayer response when she suddenly sensed danger. 

To quote Rick Warren, “God is a caring, consistent, close, and competent Father.”  He knows all our needs---past, present, and future—and often calls on His children to pray at just the right time.  Imagine all the intercession happening at any given moment all over the world, and all because our Father, the great I AM, loves us and prompts us to pray for one another.