P.R.A.Y.E.R.

P.R.A.Y.E.R. - Power Released Anywhere You Ever Reside.... This is printed on a bracelet I purchased last weekend for myself and the kids at the benefit for Feryn Schulte.  Ever since I have thought about this statement.  I can definitely tell you after the generousity that we witnessed last Sunday at the benefit that there was a lot of Power Released through Prayer.  I was brought to tears many times that day watching several communities coming together to raise money for a litte girl with a rare form of cancer.  It was a beautiful display of compassion and caring.  It reminded me why I love living in Abbott, TX and being active in West, TX.

There is so much that can be done through PRAYER.  I, personally, have seen the power of prayer.  I know that God listens to every word that we utter to Him.  It may not seem like it at the time but I know that God DOES answer prayers.  It may not be exactly in the way that WE want HIM to answer but it is always in the way the HE knows best.

One beautiful example I have is again with my daughter Gabby.  (She's named after the angel Gabriel.)  When Gabby wasn't even a year old, we realized that she could not hear us.  We took her to her Pediatrician and then on the the ENT Specialist.  We then had to go to have her tested with an Audiologist.  I remember sitting in the sound-proof booth holding her and praying "Please God let my baby hear".  The technician then came over the speaker & said "Gabrielle?".  Gabby jumped in my arms and started crying.  She could hear!  They never could explain to us what happened but I knew that God was listening.



That's just one of the examples I've had to honor of being a witness to God's power through PRAYER.  I know it doesn't always seem like it but I know that God listens.  So whenever you feel like God isn't listening to you, I know that He really is.  So don't give up hope and never quit praying.  Just remember: Power Released Anywhere You Ever Reside.