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The 5 fingers of Prayer
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1. Your thumb is nearest to you. So begin your prayers by praying for those closest to you. They are the easiest to remember. To pray for our loved ones is, as C. S. Lewis once said, a “sweet duty.” 2. The next finger is the pointing finger. Pray for those who teach, instruct and heal. This includes teachers, doctors, and ministers. They need support and wisdom in pointing others in the right direction. Keep them in your prayers.
3. The next finger is the tallest finger. It reminds us of our leaders. Pray for the president, leaders in business and industry, and administrators. These people shape our nation and guide public opinion. They need God’s guidance.
4. The fourth finger is our ring finger. Surprising to many is the fact that this is our weakest finger; as any piano teacher will testify. It should remind us to pray for those who are weak, in trouble or in pain. They need your prayers day and night. You cannot pray too much for them.
5. And lastly comes our little finger; the smallest finger of all. Which is where we should place ourselves in relation to God and others. As the Bible says, “The least shall be the greatest among you.” Your pinkie should remind you to pray for yourself.
By the time you have prayed for the other four groups, your own needs will be put into proper perspective and you will be able to pray for yourself more effectively.
Should you find it hard to get to sleep tonight,
just remember the homeless family who has no bed to lie in.
Should you decide to send this to a friend,
you might brighten someone’s day!
Pass this on to someone special… I did! God Bless!
Submitted by: Louis
Music: ‘Have Faith’ © Yuko Ohigashi
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Judy Hull Reply:
February 11th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
God bless them all for giving there time and life’s for our country! God bless our TROOP”S!
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Ruth Reply:
February 19th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
God Bless our troops and all those that serve our country. For those that pray on a daily basis. God Be with them
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This was so beautifull if only every one could do this maybe there would be no more trouble in the world.
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pauline Reply:
February 7th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
You are so right .Our troops are getting killed cause this world but there some people that dont realize that .I have two of my family out there and all i can do is pray for all of them out there.
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Thanks for conveying the importance of fingers in such a great way.
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What a touching message and straight and right way of prayers.Thanks
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This will interesr you! Have a great weekend
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This is great.
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a model pattern of prayer to remember others and yourself in supplication
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I use this prayer in a Sunday school and the children really took to it!!
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thanks for this pray i really love it always keep me and my family in your prays and thoughts
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Thanks. It is such a wonderful and important reminder of praying attitude.
Gob bless Louis
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Its a wonderful and a sweet way to remember others in our prayers. GOD BLESS
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Thanks for this lovely prayer direction,keep on the good messages.
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Just learning some of these for the first time.
Its great to use part of our body to illustrate what to do.
God bless.
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GOD BLESS U ALL , HIS MERCY SHALL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW U ALL D DAYS OF UR LIFE IN JESUS NAME
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Thank you for this message. The Five finger prayer is important in our life because without praying for all this people we can not move on in our daily life because they are all important in this world
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Just to say happy Valentine to my people in Uk
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This is great! I am going to apply it in my prayer life and teach other to use it too. Thank God for the inspiration. God bless you.
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This interesting,the fingerss are not just there for doing the ordinary things we know but an important tools for our prayer life .Thanks for this information.God bless you.
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I was so inspired of “The 5 Fingers Prayer”. Praise God! Thanks be to our Lord JESUS CHRIST of His love for us. I don’t even realized that there is such useful things and meaning stored in fingers. Thanks be to GOD that you put such inspirational prayer for us to know in our daily lives. May God continue to richly bless you.
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What a wonderful inspiration. God has put it in you to inspire others.
Thank God for His wisdom.
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am so blessed
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This is really great. Am gonna use this pattern and teach it to others. God bless you all.
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May God in his infinite marcy give us the spirit to pray for our love ones and the whole world especially for peace. May God also strengthen,bless you and your family in Jesus Name Amen.
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BLESS EVERY ONE ON EARTH
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happy easter
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