Luke 1:13-17
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great before the Lord. And he must not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.
"Who knows when Zechariah and Elizabeth prayed the prayer the angel mentions? By now they had probably forgotten the prayer itself. But...God does not forget our prayers. It is in the fullness of time that He answers them...when to answer at all does the most good for the most people!
And...you thought your older prayers had gone unanswered...and you thought your personal praying had nothing to do with anyone besides yourself and a handful of intimate folk...but your prayer is never yours alone. It is also God's, you know."
Preparing for Christmas, W. Wangerin Jnr
TFL!
Bernie x
Bernie x
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