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I say a little prayer for you

Melanie - July 7, 2009

A little more than a year ago, Sophie and I went to Nashville to meet with the Womens' Ministry team. We talked about all sorts of ministry-related things and also some non-ministry related things because sometimes when a group of women get together what they really need to know is "What color lipstick is that? I LOVE IT."

Anyway, in the course of all this discussion, Paige Greene, the director of womens' events, mentioned Priscilla Shirer and the Going Beyond events. Specifically, she mentioned they hand out note cards for women to write down prayer requests.

So I shouldn't have been surprised when I opened my program at Going Beyond and a hot pink note card fell out. And not just your mediocre 3 x 5 notecard, but a good-sized note card. A note card that could hold some seriously lengthy requests, which is good because women are generally not known for their ability to be concise.

Not that I know anything about that. It's just a theory.

After Anthony finished leading worship (Did I mention how much I loved Anthony? Love him. But I'm not a stalker.) Priscilla got up on stage and pointed us to the note cards. She explained that anyone with a prayer request should write it on the card and come place it at the front of the church.

Well, the pens came flying out as women began to write their requests and carry their cards down to the front.

After all the requests had been placed, Priscilla said that she was going to gather them up, take them back to her hotel room and pray over every single one. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.

Did I mention that Priscilla has an 8 month old baby who was with her that weekend? And do you remember that when you have an 8 month old baby that sleep is precious, especially after speaking to 1,000 women?

Not that I ever spoke to 1,000 women, well, ever. But I can imagine.

And not only did she take those cards back to her hotel room, but she brought them back to the church at 7:30 the next morning (an hour and a half before the event began) and invited anyone who wanted to, to join her in praying for these women and their needs.

That is dedication. That is a servant's heart. That is being the hands and feet of Jesus.

And it's just one of the million reasons I love Priscilla Shirer and her heart to serve Christ.

She's the real deal.