Monday’s Mantra
Thanks for
joining us for Monday’s Mantra & Coffee Hour @ Chicklit Power and Trench
Classes United! Grab your favorite break-time beverage and let’s go ties some knots
in our faith through a five-finger prayer!
I love
learning new things, especially when it comes to growing my spiritual
self. And then, of course, I love to
share what I’ve learned with a heart that hopes to encourage you in your
journey in the classrooms of life. Psalm138:8 tells us that he will perfect that which concerns you and me, and
that He will not forsake the work of His hands, meaning us! What a comfort.
So, first,
to make this even more real for you, get a piece of paper and a pen and then
trace your hand…go ahead, do it! It will be fun.
Okay. Now,
looking at your hand-traced hand, right or left, let’s start with your thumb.
Thumbs up, those we pray for first are usually the ones closest to us, so
inside the thumb, put “those closest to me.” Then the next finger is your
pointer finger, which represents those people in your life who point you in the
right direction, so write “Leaders in my life” in that finger. Now that third
finger…uh-huh, that’s the middle finger, and that finger is to remind you to
pray for your…enemies! So write “enemies,” or even personalize it and put a few
unlovable people’s names in that finger. And then the ring finger, did you know
it’s considered the weakest finger? Oh, my goodness, what beautiful symbolism,
especially if there’s a wedding ring on it! That finger is to remind you to
pray for the weak, those less fortunate than you and I so in that finger, write
“Weak, those in need.”
And then
finally we have the pinky, which is to remind you to pray for yourself, so
write “self” in that finger. Do you pray
for yourself, friend? Many of us are so concerned about others that we may
forget to pray for ourselves, but just like the fingers on a hand, every one of
them has a purpose…and so do you!
So next time
you get ready to pray, remember all of your fingers to accomplish your
five-finger prayer; it could be as easy as offering a high-five to God!
Love,
Kim-Evinda
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