The Healing Journey

January 2, 2026

In her book, “Praying for Strangers: An Adventure of the Human Spirit,” author River Jordan recounts her New Year’s resolution for 2009, when her two sons were going to war in Iraq and in Afghanistan, and she realized the only thing, and the most important thing, she could do would be to pray for their safety.

She also made a resolution to focus on praying for strangers rather than herself. A different person every day. The results — as are all results when Jesus gets involved — were nothing short of miraculous.

She says that whenever someone comes into your mind, you should consider it an invitation from the Holy Spirit to say a little prayer for them.

Do you remember that Dionne Warwick song, “I Say a Little Prayer for You”? It doesn’t take much time. It doesn’t take much effort, but the benefits are incalculable, and we’ll never know the full effect that our prayers have had until the next life, when Jesus pulls aside the veil.

Then, we’ll be able to see the countless troubled, lost and lonely souls who were helped by our simple prayers. They were once anonymous strangers, but someday when we meet, they’ll be our grateful friends.

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