“Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.  For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,  who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time,  for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I am speaking the truth in Christ and not lying—a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.” 1 Timothy 2:1-7 NKJV

At the end of this present year, I’d like to be able to say…

I didn’t meet or pass by a person for whom I didn’t pray.

It doesn’t have to be long…and I can quietly intercede–

even praying to God in thought, for Him to meet their most urgent need.

P. A. Oltrogge

You may already be doing this, not wanting to miss someone who may need the Lord’s help in a particular way in their lives…and for some, most importantly, to come to know Him. It is a worthy goal, for there are surely many people who don’t even realize that they are standing in the need of prayer….

Many of the followers of this blog may already be using it, but a great daily resource for more detailed prayer is: http://www.ifapray.org

I very much am blessed (you may be, too) by the Christian song, “Somebody’s praying me through,” which can be found via You Tube…

I am praying for you today, as well… Thank you for following The Porch of the Lord blog…

Somebody’s Praying Me Through:

Pressing over me like a big blue sky,
I know someone has me on their heart tonight.
That’s why I know it’s gonna be alright
‘Cause somebody’s praying me through…
Somebody’s praying me through…
It may be my Mother, it might be my Dad
Or an old friend I’ve forgot I had;
But whoever it is I’m so glad…that
Somebody’s praying me through…
Somebody’s praying me through…
Through the tears, through the rain,
Through the sorrow, through the pain,
It keeps bringing me through
Over and over again.
So when you’re drowning in a sea of hurt
And it feels like life couldn’t get any worse,
There’s a blessing waiting to push back the curse
‘Cause somebody’s praying you through…
Somebody’s praying you through…
Someone got down on their knees and prayed for me;
Somebody’s, somebody’s praying you through…

…I’m not entirely sure of the attribution for the writer of the song, but their work is appreciated…