The Help

"The thing is though, if I start praying for Miss Skeeter, I know that conversation gone continue the next time I see her. And the next and the next. Cause that's the way prayer do. It's like electricity, it keeps things going."
- Kathryn Stockett, The Help

Amen.

Is anyone else ever scared to pray?
Or am I the only one?
What will happen if I pray for this?
Will I have to change? Struggle? Work? Sacrifice?
But then,
What will happen if I don't?

"Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months." - James 5:17

"For You, O LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have made a revelation to Your servant, saying, ‘ I will build you a house’; therefore Your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to You." - 2 Samuel 7:27

Prayer is powerful.
"It's like electricity, it keeps things going."
It gets things started too.

Let's pray with purpose.
With thought, humility, and courage.
Praying for what we need to pray for,
Even if that need is not what we want.
Remembering to Whom we are speaking.
Both our Lord, Master, and King.
And our Friend, Brother, and Advocate.

Lord, grant me the courage to speak with You as I should.
Fearful and timid though I may be.

p.s. The Help = brilliance. Adding it to the list of all-time favorite books and falling in love with Aibileen. With Skeeter too. Oh, and the author. There's a lot of love at the moment for this little book.