Romans 8:26
There is so much we don't know how to pray for, but I think the desire to concentrate God's gaze on a particular situation is prayer in itself.
Today my family is going to the museum in the former home of Corrie Ten Boom in Holland. Reading her story reminded me what a strong sense she had of doing what she was believed she was called to even when the circumstances didn't seem to suggest it was a good plan. She was clearly a scary lady and not necessarily easy to live with, but as a consequence many people were helped.
(Corrie Ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker who helped Jews escape persecution and who was arrested and put in a concentration camp where the rest of her family died. Her life on release was devoted to talking, all around the world about her faith and especially about forgiveness and renewal of hope in dark situations.
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