A group of us used to pray in a friend’s home once a week for five years. Then some moved out of town, and it has been seven years since we all had met. As it happened, we all were able to get to St. Rita’s Hospital in Lima on the same Sunday afternoon. Our friend at whose home we met was lying in the bed following a knee replacement. We followed our familiar routine: talk a while, then sing religious songs, then pray spontaneously or read from Scripture. As usual, the praying and singing lasted an hour.
Upon leaving, we commented that this reunion of prayer-friends was truly a miracle. We were saying this as we passed the hospital chapel. As lovely as the chapel was, we had just left a more beautiful chapel back in the hospital room. For where eight friends meet in Christ’s name, there God is in their midst (Mt. 18:20).
Do you pray with your friends? Do you set aside a regular prayer time? Try it. The commitment is powerful, aiding each friend in ministry.
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Thanks for this reflection reminding us that wherever two or more are gathered in Christ’s name, God is so present. It does not matter the place. What matters is the heart. Thank you.