On Sunday I received a call from a good friend of mine asking me to pray for her brother-in-law, Bob. Her sister and brother-in-law had been taking a walk on the beach that morning in Jacksonville, FL when Bob suffered a massive heart attack. Bob is 62 years young and the heart attack severely damaged his heart. The doctors tried putting a shunt in his heart but it failed.

When my friend called me, Bob was laying in the hospital on life support not expected to live through the night. Bob has a daughter that lives in San Francisco. The doctors informed his wife that she should contact any family to let them know the seriousness of his condition.

As my friend proceeded to tell me about Bob, his life, his personality, the challenges he has experienced, Bob became more “real” to me. He was more than a name to lift up in prayer.

It became clear to me that Bob was in need of a miracle and needed to be covered in prayer. I suggested to my friend that she submit prayers on the Internet to cover him in as much prayer as possible. My friend is a physical therapist, does not need the Internet for her job, so not very Internet savvy. She had no idea what I was talking about submitting prayer requests.

I asked my friend for his full name, details for the prayer request and told her that I would go out on the Internet and submit prayer requests for him. When I finished submitting prayer requests to several different sites, I thought about the many times I have done this for others who have been in need of prayer and for myself.

It occurred to me that many people, like my friend, are not aware of how easy it is to submit prayers to various ministries over the Internet. One of the many blessings of the Internet and technology today, we can communicate and connect immediately with others around the world. There is an abundance of credible ministries that take prayer requests and have people who pray for incoming requests.

I am a big fan of Stormie Omartian and the wisdom she shares in her many books on prayer, and the power of praying. I believe there is great power in prayer. If you would like to read more about the power or prayer, click here.

Come back tomorrow when I will share the links for several ministries that take prayer requests.

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