Pray for one another. That is a command. It is a heart issue at the center of it. Be careful how you promise to pray and for those people that are in need. Be sensitive to the needs and hearts of others. Prayer goes a long way.
Prayer connects us to God. Prayer connects us to others. Often our prayers connect others to God as well.
Here is a devotion from one of my favorites, Henri Nouwen. As you read ask the Lord to help you do well in praying for others!
God’s Heart Has Become One With Ours
When we say to people, “I will pray for you,” we make a very important commitment. The sad thing is that this remark often remains nothing but a well-meant expression of concern. But when we learn to descend with our mind into our heart, then all those who have become part of our lives are led into the healing presence of God and touched by him in the center of our being. We are speaking here about a mystery for which words are inadequate. It is the mystery that the heart, which is the center of our being, is transformed by God into his own heart, a heart large enough to embrace the entire universe. Through prayer we can carry in our heart all human pain and sorrow, all conflicts and agonies, all torture and war, all hunger, loneliness, and misery, not because of some great psychological or emotional capacity, but because God’s heart has become one with ours.
James 5:16 NASB
Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.
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