So we have a prayer chain that is delivered through e-mail or different people asking you to pray for them. These things are great and powerful and very important. I like what we see here though, while Peter was in prison the church took it upon themselves to pray for him. It doesn’t say that he sent word out for prayer, and (depending on what bible version your reading) it says they prayed most strenuously. So this church new of a need and took it upon themselves to meet that need. They couldn’t go and fight Herod’s army and get Peter out of jail so they did what they could and prayed. Lets try to live our lives in this manner of meeting needs. A lot times we get overwhelmed by everything we see in the world and think that their is nothing we can do to help, you can always pray.
And remember - don't think of it as "just" praying. When you pray, you are calling on the mighty ear of a God who truly loves you. I've seen some pretty miraculous things happen when people "just" pray.
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