This past weekend my husband spied a growing beehive in the corner of our garage. It was very small, but we knew it was only a matter of time before it would become a large, busy home for the bees.
It got me thinking about the qualities of bees and their hives. Bees are industrious creatures, and they live together like a large family. All the members go about their business gathering pollen, keeping the queen happy and producing that sweetest of all treats, honey. The honey nourishes the hive, but it also can be harvested to feed us too.
This process reminds me a lot of life in prayer.
We go about our business, praying each day for our needs and the needs of others, just like the bees leave the hive in their solo search for nectar. The bee has to do this for the good of the himself and the hive; and we pray alone for much the same reasons.
But one bee cannot manage the production of large amounts of honey. He needs his hive-mates to do their job too. Working in concert, all the hive inhabitants help to produce the sweet miracle of honey. People mirror this by praying in Small Faith Groups or in the Church Community. It accomplishes the same thing.
For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.
Matthew 18:20
Jesus wants us to know that there is power in the prayer of the many. It produces good things.
Knowing that, I‘d like to start “Praying in Trust” on Thursdays here at Evangelize to Me. We all will have the opportunity to come and bow our heads in prayer to make that powerful, prayerful noise to God. The aim is to help our brothers and sisters in need.
This is what I ask of you:
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Come to this site on Thursdays and pray for the topic offered. There will be a devotion given.
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If you have a theme to suggest, please offer it!
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If you or anyone in your life needs prayer, please submit the name of the person and their need. I will compile a prayer list to display on the blog during that week. If you do not want to name a specific person or problem, “Anonymous” is fine. The prayer need does not have to match the intention for the week.
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Prayerfully consider ‘joining’ this blog. That way, people with prayer needs will see that you will support them. You will also get a reminder of the day through the post delivery. If you do not have a blog, you can still ‘join’ but please sign up for posts by email, and you’ll get that reminder too.
Our world, our human family, needs our prayerful support. Prayer changes things, so lets gather together as a blogging community to help each other.
We will offer up the steady hum of prayer, and we trust that God will accept this prayer. Not only that, but that he will produce sweet fruits for those who need him.
What a great metaphor for prayer, as well as idea for the blogging community! Thanks for following my blog and the lovely comments too!
Hi Natalie! Thank you for your supportive words
I am happy to follow you, and I ‘joined’ you too!
I hope you will be a frequent visitor here. I look forward to your comments and getting to know you better.
Peace in Christ,
Ceil
Hi Ceil! thank you for visiting my blog….and to answer your question about the hydrangea’s I don’t know! They are finicky and bloom when they want or not at all! Your Thursday prayer here on your blog is a great idea. Already following you via GFC. Bloglovin’ is a great thing to have as a sign-up because when you post your followers get a notice……
Wow, thanks! I went right ahead and got a Bloglovin’ widget. I had seen them before, but I was not too sure what they were. You encouraged me to dive in!
I think the more people know about an opportunity to make a difference, the more will join it. I believe there are some wonderful people in the blogging community (like YOU!). That would be a lot of ‘prayer power.’
Oh well about the hydrangeas. We’ll see what kind of mood they are in this year!
Peace in Christ,
Ceil
Hi Ceil,
Yes, I do know that prayer changes things, and hearts and lives. I look forward to reading your post!
Blessings, Roxy
Hi Roxy! I hope you will stop back here for Thursday (anytime you want too!). Your prayer will help people, as you so beautifully said.
The picture with you and your daughter was so sweet. You must be one happy Mama
Peace in Christ,
Ceil
First of all, let me thank you for finding my blog & leaving a comment because it led me back to you!
What a lovely blog you have here…I plan to sit a while and check it out!
I just signed up to do a 24 hour prayer on Thursday at church through July. We commit to praying for a 1/2 with no interruptions…so last week was my first thursday…let me see how it goes and I may just join you here too! I totally believe in the power of prayer. Again, thanks for finding me!
Hi Melody! I was so happy to find you, isn’t it amazing how we are led to different places?
Your prayer Thursdays sound so lovely, I hope you enjoy them. Let me know how it goes! And doesn’t that work out well… learning of the prayer needs expressed here, and then you can include them in your non-stop prayer at your church? God is so good.
Thank you so much for ‘joining’ me here. It will be great to get to know you better
Peace in Christ,
Ceil
What a wonderful idea! I am being convicted that I need to spend more time in prayer and this will be another way to do that. Not in a legalistic way, but in an I-need-to-spend-time-with-my-Jesus way!
Hi Susan!
What a happy blessing that you were looking for time in prayer, and found this post! And thank you for your generous comment about the idea for community prayer. All these wonderful people (YOU) coming together to support each other. I hope it will be a good thing.
Your support is always appreciated!
Peace in Christ,
Ceil
Hi, Thank you for visiting my blog. I am always glad to meet others who are praying Christians! I look forward to visiting your Thursday post.
Hi Karen!
Yay! I am so happy that you will come on Thursday to pray. Thank you for your prayer support of the community!
I love the name of your blog…Lily of the Valley was my Nana’s favorite flower. I think that’s what drew me to come to your site. I am happy to ‘join’ you and learn a little more about you!
Peace in Christ,
Ceil
I think this is such a neat idea!! I joined in the fun! Thank you so much for coming to be part of the Finding Heaven community!
Hi Jen! Now…who wouldn’t want to be a part of a community that is “Finding Heaven”?
Thank you so much for your support for the Prayer Thursdays, and for ‘joining’ me here. So generous! I hope you will come here often; I look forward to your sunny comments! And I will getting to know you better through your blog too. So great that you chose to be a part of this community!
Peace in Christ,
Ceil