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Technology helps us: Pray

Did you catch verse five from the story of Peter in Acts 12? It said, “So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church” (ESV). The church prayed, and then what happened? A miracle! That’s the power of prayer, and that’s what we get to be a part of today when we unite and pray for each other! Today’s technology makes it possible, and even simple, to be aware of and to pray for people all over the world in real time.

These passages reveals a pattern we see throughout the New Testament – asking for prayer and praying for others. Again, technology makes it easier than ever to share requests quickly and globally. How could you incorporate prayer into your screen time habits? Could you pray while you read or watch the news? Could you intentionally open a social media app to pause and pray for each user that you scroll past? Could you pray for an organization that you support when you see one of their update emails?

Take a Next Step: Shoot a quick message to someone and ask them how you can be praying for them. Then make sure to actually pray! Also consider sending a message to someone you trust and ask them to pray for you about something specific.

Use this prompt to lead you into prayer:

God, I know you hear and you answer when I pray…