[Faith-talk] Prayer in public: a blessing instead of a bother

[Poppa Bear via Faith-talk]

Thank you for sharing this with us. 

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Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 11:21 PM
To: Christine Olivares; Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Prayer in public: a blessing instead of a bother

that is a really nice experience to hear about I'm glad that you were blest
and I hope your recovery goes well.
On 5/14/2014 11:00 PM, Christine Olivares via Faith-talk wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> I thought I would share an experience that happened to me yesterday. I had
to have eye surgery since I have congenital glaucoma in both eyes. My
pressure was too high in the left eye, so a new procedure was done to try to
lower it. I am no stranger to surgery in the least.
>
> Since this was an outpatient procedure, my family and I went out to lunch.
While I was in the bathroom washing my hands, my mom was talking to a very
nice lady. This lady saw the patch on my eye and asked what happened. My mom
and I told her, and she asked if I would mind if she prayed for me. I was so
overjoyed because I have never had someone offer to do that in public
before. I really needed that encouragement because this surgery was my 22nd
surgery, so imagine the frustration! something happened while I was prayed
for. She placed her hand on my shoulder and prayed for a few minutes. after
she was finished, I offered to pray for her. At first, she didn't know what
to say because I get the impression she goes around praying for others but
doesn't get prayed for herself.  She was so happy that she was also thought
of as well. After we prayed for each other, we both felt amazing.
>
> This experience really made me think about myself. I realize I focus on
myself too much always wanting people to pray for me and such. I have always
loved praying for people but was never bold enough to do it in public with
the laying-on-of-hands. I realized God is calling me to do this for those
who wish it. The way she asked me and talked to me was so refreshing. There
was no pity there; she was just being compassionate and that's the important
thing. When we offer to pray over others, we never do it out of pity, and we
always ask the person what we can pray for. That way, if that person doesn't
want physical healing, we know exactly what he/she wants. I encourage people
to be a blessing to others by either praying with them or going out of your
way to be kind. I know how much I was blessed yesterday, so be a blessing to
others because you will be blessed as well!
>
> god bless,
> Christine
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