Free To Pray

Happy Independence day!  Since today is a holiday for most folks, (THANK YOU to nurses, farmers, firefighters, law enforcement and all the other folks who don't get holidays!!) I just thought I'd toss up a  short post with a simple challenge.

This is the holiday we celebrate our freedom so I'd like to challenge everyone to exercise a practice the world desperately needs.  Sometime this week please practice the freedom to pray.  Pray in public where others can see, whip out a Rosary in the park or pray before a meal in a restaurant.  Go to a crowded place wearing a shirt with a christian message...anything you can think of to express and share your faith publicly...because we can!

The second part of the challenge will take a little more boldness.  Ask someone, anyone if they have something you could pray for.  If you see someone stressed, frazzled, sad or who just looks alone, very kindly say hello and ask them if there is something they'd like you to pray for.  Seems kinda scary but you will be surprised at the outcome! You have no idea the kind of  impact bringing Jesus into someones life can make.  Don't worry about the who or the where, just ask the Holy Spirit to point out a person and he absolutely will.

If we love Jesus so much and we live in a country where we are free to share that love, shouldn't we be talking about him way more often than we are?  An athiest once told a priest that if Jesus was so great and he should really believe in him then why didn't people who believe in him talk about him more?

Enjoy your long weekend, thank God for  your freedom and those who protect it and go be Free to Pray.

Blessings on your day!