tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post3797499545776234184..comments2024-03-28T21:33:13.039-07:00Comments on InScribe Writers Online: January Guest post by Janice MansellTracy Krausshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05066853243062725525noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-82308172649480488352020-02-02T17:49:08.633-07:002020-02-02T17:49:08.633-07:00What you say about intercessory prayer, Janice, is...What you say about intercessory prayer, Janice, is beautiful and powerful. I agree that intercessory prayer for others, taken seriously, can be mentally exhausting and emotionally draining. Then I think of the ones we are praying for, going through the fire at that time--be it mentally, physically, spiritually or emotionally. I think of Jesus sweating, “as it were" drops of blood in Gethsemane and still praying, “Not my will, but yours be done.”<br /> <br />You offer a wonderful picture of “our stored up prayers (being released) into the lives of those we pray for, so that God continues to work in their lives, long after we are gone.” I am also struck by your summary: "We then have assurance that God will continue to weave, behind the scenes, the tapestry of His will and provision in that person's life.” How wonderful it is that God gives us the opportunity to pray for one another’s needs. We also are strengthened in faith by our prayers for others.<br /><br />Thanks for your contribution. Sharon Espesethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13013272853384312117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-89970802432380913232020-01-31T08:48:27.049-07:002020-01-31T08:48:27.049-07:00Thanks for these words of wisdom, Janice. Thanks for these words of wisdom, Janice. Tracy Krausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066853243062725525noreply@blogger.com