The Five-Fingered Prayer

The Five-Fingered Prayer

As we bring this week to a close, I found this great little took for prayer in a resource called The Speaker’s Quote Book by Roy Zuck (Kregel):

1. Your THUMB is nearest you. So begin your prayers by praying for those closest to you. They are the easiest to remember. To pray for our loved ones is, as C. S. Lewis once said, a “sweet duty.”
   
   
2. The next finger is the POINTING finger. Pray for those who teach, instruct, and heal. This includes teachers, doctors, and ministers. They need support and wisdom in pointing others in the right direction. Keep them in your prayers.
   
3. The next finger is the TALLEST finger. It reminds us of our leaders. Pray for the president, leaders in business and industry, and administrators. These people shape our nation and guide public opinion. They need God’s guidance.
   
   
4. The fourth finger is our RING finger. Surprising to many is the fact that this is our weakest finger, as any piano teacher will testify. It should remind us to pray for those who are weak, in trouble, or in pain. They need your prayers day and night. You cannot pray too much for them.
   
5. And lastly comes our PINKIE – the little finger, which is where we should place ourselves in relation to God and others. As the Bible says, “The least shall be the greatest among you.” Your pinkie should remind you to pray for yourself. By the time you have prayed for the other four groups, your own needs will be put into proper perspective and you will be able to pray for yourself more effectively.

I thought that was really good. Good tool to use to strengthen our prayer life. Have a great weekend. Have I told you lately … I appreciate you being on this journey with me. God bless you, friend. – Bill Welte is President and CEO of America’s Keswick

Team YOU: 1 Chronicles 4-6; Proverbs 18; John 6:1-21

Motivations: Learning to live by every word that comes from God was never meant to be a test of spirituality or a merit badge for maturity it's just the way Father wanted his kids to live. If you realize you're accommodating yourself to living without that, maybe now is a good time to remind yourself how involved he wants to be with you.

Wayne Jacobson

Practice to Remember: Level 1:Ephesians 6:13 ; Level 2: Ephesians 6:14-21

Powered Up:  Prayer is request. The essence of request, as distinct from compulsion, is that it may or may not be granted. And if an infinitely wise Being listens to the requests of infinite and foolish creatures, of course he will sometimes refuse them. C. S. Lewis