The Power of Prayer by Lorana Hoopes

Author:Lorana Hoopes [Hoopes, Lorana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lorana Hoopes

Sighing, I pushed open the door to my apartment. It had been another long day, and though I didn’t stand all day, my feet still managed to ache by the time I got home and tonight they were throbbing fiercely. Dropping my purse by the couch, I shuffled into the kitchen to boil some water for tea.

When the tea kettle whistled, I turned the stove off and poured the water into my cup of tea. Enjoying the warmth, I carried the cup to the living room and lounged on the brown suede couch to rest my weary feet and read. I set the tea cup down on the end table and picked up my Bible. The crinkling sound of the thin pages brought a smile to my face.

As the pages separated, my eyes landed on Ecclesiastes 3. “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; 7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.”

The words reminded me of a time months ago when JD had told me that everything happened for a reason. I hadn’t believed him then, but I knew now that I probably wouldn’t have given my life to God if I hadn’t gotten pregnant. He had taken that mistake I made and turned it into something wonderful. As I rubbed my belly, I thought back to the time I had spent with JD. I wonder what he’s doing now and if I’ll ever see him again. I sent up a short prayer for JD wherever he was and then resumed my reading.

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