Lock Arms With a
Two Minute Power Prayer
December 15, 2001
On a dark rainy day last week my mood matched the
weather. I climbed in my car and listened to the rain patter on
the roof. I felt physically and emotionally drained.
My batteries were empty.
Suddenly, my cell phone rang. In answered with a
cheerier tone than I felt. A voice on the other end said: “Bill,
this is Mark . I’m calling from Washington D.C.” Mark is a
Federal Marshall. As you can imagine, under the current
circumstances, he’s busy.
“Bill,” he continued, “I’ve only got two minutes,
but I wanted to pray for you. Okay?”
“Please do,” I said.
Mark prayed for two minutes and said he had to go.
As I hung up the phone I realized a miracle had just occurred.
My batteries were charged about half-way.
When I got home the phone in my office rang. “This is Pierre,”
the man on the other end of the line said. “I just called to
pray for you.” Pierre lives in Greensboro.
He just found out he’s got the best kind of a bad
disease. That means he’ll be okay for a long time. As you can
imagine—he’s got a lot on his mind—running a business, caring
for his family and coping with the diagnosis.
Pierre prayed for about two minutes. When he hung
up a second miracle had occurred—my batteries were fully
charged.
Yesterday I called a friend in Seattle. He’s a
businessman I’ve been praying for on a regular basis. “This is
Bill,” I said. “I’ve only got a few minutes, but I wanted to
pray for you.” He said, “Okay.” I prayed and said “Goodbye.”
I suspect when I hung up the phone a miracle had
occurred. I suspect his batteries were charged.
As a Mighty Man I want to challenge you to try
something this week. Call a friend and say: “I’ve only got two
minutes. I can’t talk but I wanted to pray for you.” And then
pray for them. You never know but your prayers may be just the
lift they need on a rainy day when their batteries are low.
And in case you’re wondering—yes, God does tap our
phones.
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