continued prayer

All day long God has been bringing the word "prayer" to me - from different readings and people. So many of you have been sending me words of encouragement, poems, prayers, etc. I love all of them and each one speaks to me and gives me hope. Today a friend sent this prayer that touched my heart:

"Please Lord heal this servant and allow her to be here on earth to raise her children and be a helpmate to her husband and a wise counselor to her family and friends, we pray this in Jesus mighty and powerful name - Amen!"

I had to take Payne to the doctor a couple of weeks ago. He just hates going to the doctor. He is afraid of shots. We had to sit in the examination for 1 hour which only got him more stirred up. He then started chanting something silently. After a couple of minutes, I understood him to be saying "Please don't make me take a shot."
Then...he saw the doctor in the hallway going into another room, so he put his hands together in prayer asking God not to let the doctor give him a shot. I could not resist and took a picture...

It was hard for me to ask for a miracle because I thought it was self-centered. But that is how God teaches us to pray: like children. Our children come to us and ask us for crazy-over the top requests (that usually only benefit themselves), but we would be upset if they did not come to us and ask us for anything.

I believe I am here today because I know that my prayer warriors - just like persistent children asking their father - have gotten me to where I am today and I ask that you continue to do so.