First, a comfortable place where you can pray for a few minutes every day, a particular chair might be perfect
Second, a piece of paper or a notebook with the names of up to five people written down who you will pray for over the next 10 days
Third, keep a pen to hand while you pray to note down any thoughts
How long should you pray? One suggestion is that you pray as long as it takes to have a cup of tea or coffee. 5 minutes will do.
Go to your prayer place, maybe with your cup of tea or coffee, the names you wrote down, the pen and paper, and your phone
Read the verse and thought for the day found here on the blog or on your phone if you signed up for texts
Use the verse and thought to guide your prayers for the people on your prayer list
Write down one thing that comes to mind that you can do for someone on your list, and decide when you’ll do it (then do it!)
Say the Lord’s Prayer to finish
If you do this, for only 5 minutes a day, by the time we reach Pentecost Sunday you will have prayed for the people that matter most to you for nearly an hour.
THOUGHT: Jesus intercedes for us - he is still the great pray-er;
TODAY: Ask Jesus to pray with you for the people on your prayer list
DECIDE: What can you do to show someone on your prayer list that you are praying for them in this lockdown – maybe send a card or a text perhaps or make a call
