Praying for People in Your Path

When I lived in Budapest, I would regularly encounter people in the streets needing prayer. 

Because we walked or rode public transportation, we saw a good cross-section, the well-dressed and the poor, the healthy and the crippled:  

⮚ The man on the floor of the underground metro station, buried beneath dirty blankets, sleeping off the previous night's cheap wine. 

⮚ Young people on their way to school.

⮚ The aging gypsy woman kneeling on the dirty sidewalk extending her hand begging for money.

⮚ A sweet-looking elderly woman selling flowers to supplement her small pension.

I often wondered what was going on inside these people's hearts, and the Lord started prompting me to pray for them. In fact, every time I'd get on a metro or bus, I'd choose a stranger and pray for him or her during the ride. 

Living in Budapest reminded me to pray regularly. Sadly, I've not done it since returning to the States. But I want to start again.

Praying for strangers helps us remember that we can be serving the Lord no matter our circumstances. And it teaches us to maintain an attitude of prayer - "praying continually" (1 Thessalonians 5:17). 

Let's ask God to help us make every activity an adventure in prayer!

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