Spiritual Disciplines, Prayer Part III Be Fervent in Prayer
16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. James 5:16 New King James Version All my kids are over thirty now. I guess that makes me an old man. Of course, the shiny forehead and silver beard should be telling me something. Despite their age, I can still tell when they are bothered by something. Years of close personal interaction enable me to read the nonverbal cues accurately, and the opposite is true. They can read me correctly too. Recently my daughter came into the room, and I just knew that she was troubled. As any father would, I asked her what the problem was. We shared a cup of coffee and talked. I mostly listened, offering sympathy. As she is a smart and capable young woman, she did not really need me to solve her problems; however, she felt better after unburdening. I felt better too. After all, fathers exist to help their children and even though I did not provid...