Ellemental

(I couldn’t figure out how to link to just that post, but I’m pretty sure Kathy won’t mind it being cut-and-pasted here.)

ANYHOW -  this idea always reminds me of the ritual in the church I grew up in…before the actual service the pastor asks for prayer requests, or gives updates on previous prayer requests.  Usually the requests are for folks who are ill (I’m always shocked at how many people have cancer), but sometimes the requests are for “traveling mercies,” or simply rain for the farmers…stuff like that.  Fairly often someone will have an “unspoken” prayer request.  Although I understand the reasoning behind unspoken requests, when I was younger I always thought that was silly.  How can you pray or even simply be concerned for someone if their need is unspoken.  Through the years, I’ve found that answer over and over again.

ANYHOW.  Although I’m not necessarily comfortable soliciting concern/prayer/good karma from others, especially for someone else, I feel I NEED to do it today.

If you have a chance, put a rock in your pocket for an unspoken request for one of my friends, and every time you touch it or just become aware that it’s there, send out a few good vibes her way.

Thanks.

And, uh, y’all ROCK.