The doorbell just rang. When I opened the door, there stood a certain homeless man I'll once again call "Manuel." He softly and gingerly inquired whether he was disturbing me. I smiled as I assured him that he came at the right time, trying to welcome him. He humbly asked me to pray for him.
If people ask us to pray for them, they show they are humble. It takes humility to request someone's prayers.
In seeking someone else's prayers, we admit that we cannot navigate life's difficulties on our own. When we would like another person to pray for us, we indicate that we realize that we need help in petitioning God.
When we turn to God, we demonstrate humility. If we are humble, we give God what is due to Him as we recognize our true relationship with Him. Realizing that we are nothing without Him, and that we can do nothing without Him,* we are humbled before Him. Seeing that God has given us all we have, with much gratitude, we thank Him. Once we have humility, we become who God created us to be, and so we come to praise, glorify and adore Him. Amen.
* John 15:5
If people ask us to pray for them, they show they are humble. It takes humility to request someone's prayers.
In seeking someone else's prayers, we admit that we cannot navigate life's difficulties on our own. When we would like another person to pray for us, we indicate that we realize that we need help in petitioning God.
When we turn to God, we demonstrate humility. If we are humble, we give God what is due to Him as we recognize our true relationship with Him. Realizing that we are nothing without Him, and that we can do nothing without Him,* we are humbled before Him. Seeing that God has given us all we have, with much gratitude, we thank Him. Once we have humility, we become who God created us to be, and so we come to praise, glorify and adore Him. Amen.
* John 15:5
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