– Today’s Community Scripture – 8/26/2025
Are you hurting? Pray. Do you feel great? Sing. Are you sick? Call the church leaders together to pray and anoint you with oil in the name of the Master. Believing-prayer will heal you, and Jesus will put you on your feet. And if you’ve sinned, you’ll be forgiven—healed inside and out. Make this your common practice: Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you can live together whole and healed. The prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with. Elijah, for instance, a human just like us, prayed hard that it wouldn’t rain, and it didn’t not a drop for three and a half years. Then he prayed that it would rain, and it did. The showers came, and everything started growing again. My dear friends, if you know people who have wandered off from God’s truth, don’t write them off. Go after them. Get them back, and you will have rescued precious lives from destruction and prevented an epidemic of wandering away from God.
James 5:13–20 (MSG)
– Reflection:
James 5:13–20 teaches us that prayer should be a part of our daily lives, no matter what we’re going through. If we’re happy, we should sing praises. If we’re suffering, we should pray. If we’re sick, we should ask others to pray with us. Prayer connects us to God and helps us find strength, healing, and peace. It’s not just for emergencies—it’s for every moment. These verses also remind us to support each other, confess when we’ve done wrong, and help bring others back to the right path. Prayer is powerful, and when we use it with faith and love, it can change lives. I am going to take it even further; when we wake, we need to be on our knees praying for the grace that we have been given, that our eyes are opened, and we are able to remember who we are and whose we are. We have to give ourselves over to praying each and every day. I am still a work in progress in this area, too. I read the WORD each day but get caught up doing other things before acknowledging our creator and all he has placed in us. Prayer works, it really does.
– Where do we go from here?
We keep praying faithfully, patiently, and with purpose. James reminds us that prayer isn’t just a reaction to trouble; it’s a way of life. Whether we’re celebrating, hurting, or waiting, prayer keeps us connected to God. It teaches us to trust His timing, even when answers don’t come right away. Honoring God through prayer means being consistent, even when it’s hard, and believing that He hears us. As we pray for ourselves and for others, we grow in patience, humility, and love. Moving forward, let’s make prayer our daily habit, trusting that God is working even in the silence. Stay prayed up, community.
– Our Prayer for Today
Father, thank You for always being near, ready to listen when we call. Help us make prayer a part of our everyday life, from the moment our eyes open, not just when we’re in trouble, but also when we’re joyful, thankful, or unsure. Teach us to be patient, trusting that You hear us even when answers take time. Give us the strength to keep praying, even when it’s hard, and the heart to pray for others with love. Let our prayers honor You and draw us closer to Your will. In every moment, remind us that You are working, and that prayer is never wasted. Amen.
Are you hurting? Pray. Do you feel great? Sing. Are you sick? Call the church leaders together to pray and anoint you with oil in the name of the Master. Believing-prayer will heal you, and Jesus will put you on your feet. And if you’ve sinned, you’ll be forgiven—healed inside and out. Make this your common practice: Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you can live together whole and healed. The prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with. Elijah, for instance, a human just like us, prayed hard that it wouldn’t rain, and it didn’t not a drop for three and a half years. Then he prayed that it would rain, and it did. The showers came, and everything started growing again. My dear friends, if you know people who have wandered off from God’s truth, don’t write them off. Go after them. Get them back, and you will have rescued precious lives from destruction and prevented an epidemic of wandering away from God.
James 5:13–20 (MSG)
– Reflection:
James 5:13–20 teaches us that prayer should be a part of our daily lives, no matter what we’re going through. If we’re happy, we should sing praises. If we’re suffering, we should pray. If we’re sick, we should ask others to pray with us. Prayer connects us to God and helps us find strength, healing, and peace. It’s not just for emergencies—it’s for every moment. These verses also remind us to support each other, confess when we’ve done wrong, and help bring others back to the right path. Prayer is powerful, and when we use it with faith and love, it can change lives. I am going to take it even further; when we wake, we need to be on our knees praying for the grace that we have been given, that our eyes are opened, and we are able to remember who we are and whose we are. We have to give ourselves over to praying each and every day. I am still a work in progress in this area, too. I read the WORD each day but get caught up doing other things before acknowledging our creator and all he has placed in us. Prayer works, it really does.
– Where do we go from here?
We keep praying faithfully, patiently, and with purpose. James reminds us that prayer isn’t just a reaction to trouble; it’s a way of life. Whether we’re celebrating, hurting, or waiting, prayer keeps us connected to God. It teaches us to trust His timing, even when answers don’t come right away. Honoring God through prayer means being consistent, even when it’s hard, and believing that He hears us. As we pray for ourselves and for others, we grow in patience, humility, and love. Moving forward, let’s make prayer our daily habit, trusting that God is working even in the silence. Stay prayed up, community.
– Our Prayer for Today
Father, thank You for always being near, ready to listen when we call. Help us make prayer a part of our everyday life, from the moment our eyes open, not just when we’re in trouble, but also when we’re joyful, thankful, or unsure. Teach us to be patient, trusting that You hear us even when answers take time. Give us the strength to keep praying, even when it’s hard, and the heart to pray for others with love. Let our prayers honor You and draw us closer to Your will. In every moment, remind us that You are working, and that prayer is never wasted. Amen.