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Praying for Strangers
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Many readers are aware that for 2009 I had one resolution - to Pray for a Stranger each day during the year. Just this morning I issued an invitation to a few friends to join me in something that I've been doing for over a year now - Praying for Strangers. For only 30 days ( or for a lifetime perhaps) and to briefly share their experiences here and on the the upcoming new Praying for Strangers website.
Responses to that request have been inspiring, surprising, and amazing. Many people have immediately embraced the idea and forwarded it on to many of their friends. And you know what? We just can't have too many strangers praying blessings on each other in their world you ask me. Even if they are never told someone is praying for them, I have a strong inclination that it will make a difference that day or somewhere down the line in their lives.
Personally, I choose to tell the person most of the time but that's just me. Okay - that's not who I was, that's who I have become in this process. Originally, I had no plans to tell anyone - just a general Bless 'em God and make it a really good year for them kind of prayer as I passed by. But then the prayers in my heart become more personal, more sincere. And then one day I decided to tell someone she was my special Stranger.
That woman's response and many others are included in the book Praying for Strangers to be published by Penguin in the Spring of 2011. I hope that you find it hopeful and inspiring and That it helps you embrace this great, big, wonderful human adventure.
Thanks for joining me!
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