I'm Back....and ready to get praying !
As I was blogging on the one of the intercessory types, I read an interesting comment: "When a pastor falls, part of the blame is sha red with the congregation because we are the prayer shields for our leaders ." from the book " Intercessors" by T. Femrite , E. Alves , K.Kaufman Wow! Did someone actually have the guts to say that out loud ? To print it in a book?! Awesome! The reality is, they're right! We are called to pray for those in authority. The problem is, so many of us think that someone else is doing it, so we don't have to! But what if no one is praying !?! What if everyone thinks the other guy is praying for the pastor and his family, and in reality, no one is? What then? Think about it! Are we surprised at the burn out rates for pastors? What about the divorce rates among the clergy? They are on the rise. What can we do about it? PRAY! Yup...it's that easy - pray! Not leave it up to anyone else to pray for the pastor or leader in our lif...