From Arlington
There I was laying in a hospital bed in the early stages of recovery from a stroke. I was not terribly afraid of what was going to happen because I believed my spiritual house was in order as was my earthly house (will was up to date, beneficiary paperwork, etc.). If God was going to call me home I was not fearful of leaving my earthly existence cluttered and too messy. I was praying quietly to myself along the lines of "Thy Will Be Done" when the room became quiet and I was at peace.
Word of my condition spread and wishes for a speedy recovery and promises of prayer were relayed to me by my family. I never realized the true effect prayer could have on a situation until it was my situation for which others were praying.
A sense of calm would engulf me and I felt uplifted several times a day. I didn’t make the connection of the calming and uplifting effects until after my recovery. Those periods of calm were the result of others praying for me. As the recipient of the payers I was humbled and in awe of the effects. I am more a believer in the power of prayer than ever before.
For me it is now easy to say with sincerity that I’ll pray for another who is in the midst of physical, spiritual, or emotional distress. Not only do I say that I’ll pray for another….. I do it! And I’m not sure who benefits more from the prayer; the one for whom I pray…..or myself.
