Flash ‘Em: Discipline 2, (the last part)

Richard Foster quotes Frank Laubach:

“ He purposed to learn how to live so that ‘to see anybody will be to pray. To hear any body as these children talking, that boy crying may be to pray.’”

An interesting concept. Flash Praying. Flash quick, hard and direct silent prayers at the people you come in contact with. Pray for strangers. Pray for your co-workers. When you hear an argument pray. Someone crying? Pray. Not a long drawn out prayer. Quick. Fast. Direct.

Lord help that little boy feel your love and stop crying. Restore the trust between those arguing people. Give Jane peace in her position at work. Give wisdom to my boss as she decides what to do next.

Watch their response. Go ahead, look for an immediate answer to prayer. A smile, a sense of calm, a little boy who stops crying.

If all of us combined our 100s of little drips of prayer, imagine what could happen…

A wave of God’s grace applied to people in need

Go ahead, try it. And let me know how it works for you.

Summary of the book: "Celebration of Discipline" by Richard Foster