{"id":1875,"date":"2011-12-12T23:04:36","date_gmt":"2011-12-12T23:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/?p=1875"},"modified":"2011-12-13T00:39:44","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T00:39:44","slug":"ill-pray-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayables\/2011\/12\/ill-pray-for-you.html","title":{"rendered":"I’ll Pray for You"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The yoga class was over. It\u2019s a small studio in Bloomfield Hills, an affluent suburb just outside of Detroit. Six exhausted women were in various stages of getting ready to leave. Three were cleaning their mats, one was putting on her shoes and the other two were talking to each other about their Christmas vacation plans. Sharon, the instructor reminded everyone the studio was closing for three weeks, she was having surgery for her torn rotator cuff and would be back to teach in January.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood luck, Sharon.\u201d one said.
\n\u201cBreak a leg, ha ha.\u201d said another.
\nThe woman on the floor who was putting on her shoes said, \u201cI\u2019ll pray for you Sharon.\u201d\u00a0 It was kind of an odd thing to say.<\/p>\n

Generally speaking, it takes a pretty religious person to speak so freely about prayer.\u00a0 So it was a surprise to Sharon and the five others in the room to hear it. Lynda, the \u201cbreak a leg\u201d girl, seemed a little embarrassed. Maybe \u201cbreak a leg\u201d was too lame. So she added, \u201cI\u2019ll pray for you too Sharon.\u201d Then one by one, everybody offered to pray for Sharon. It was awkward at first. But when each woman stepped forward with the new words of comfort, it got easier.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s how it works. It doesn\u2019t take much to bring God into the room: a few simple words. Many people are uncomfortable when someone wears their religion on the outside. But not too many have a problem when someone offers to do something nice for them; like saying a prayer. If you\u2019re ever unsure about saying the \u201cright thing\u201d when someone is facing a challenge or has suffered a loss, just tell them you\u2019ll do what you know how to do: Pray. It works wonders!<\/p>\n

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