Prayers

Good Morning!

Thanks for your prayers - devo went well yesterday.  I spoke about my inspiration from watching The Lord of the Rings and X-Men (I surprising really enjoyed all of them!) - how the characters in those movies prepare and practice for their respective epic battles.  The scenes where everyone is putting on their armor or costumes and sharpening their weapons really made me think about my preparation for the spiritual battle we all face each day.  We read from Ephesians 6:10-18

"....Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all to stand firm...."

And from 1 John 4:11

"Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another."

I challenged them to prepare for their daily battle at school, where everything in this world tries to divide us and makes it hard to love each other, and sometimes really hard to love certain students.  God has called us to love Him, and love others.  If we prepare ourselves each day - we can love each day.  Please pray for our faculty, that we can put on our spiritual armor and fight to love these kids and love each other each day.

I also want to ask for your prayers for my friend Erin today.  She is having surgery in Birmingham this morning.  They are going to remove the lymph nodes from her throat.  I think this is pretty serious surgery - she said they are cutting her "ear to ear."  After today, they will know whether she needs radiation or not.  Please pray for her body to heal and for her peace and comfort during this time.

Thank you  - have a blessed day!