ldquo Prayers for an upcoming brain scan rdquo ldquo That my kids would come back to church rdquo ldquo Comfort for Dave who lost his wife rdquo Our card ministry team receives a weekly list of prayer requests like these so we can pray and send each person a handwritten note The requests are overwhelming and our efforts can feel small and unnoticed That changed after I received a heartfelt thank-you card from the recently bereaved husband with a copy of his beloved wife rsquo s obituary I realized anew that prayer matters Jesus modeled that we should pray earnestly
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