On Pentecost Sunday Jesus appeared to the apostles and said, " As the Father has sent me, so I send you....Receive the Holy Spirit." He breathed on them, took possession of them in the name of God, enabling them to confront the evil spirits of the world in the battle for souls.
Remember this as you sign up for prayer hours; you are not alone out there. As a prayer warrior, spiritual forces are with you; you only need to ask for their help. Our Blessed Mother, St. Michael the Archangel, all the holy angels and saints are there to intercede for you. And, of course, the Holy Spirit is there to give you the strength and the tools to change hearts and win souls for heaven.
He certainly was there last week as a woman approached Planned Parenthood but turned away when she saw people praying and holding signs. According to her friend who related this story, "They (the prayer warriors) looked at her...and she couldn't go past them. She went over to the Women's Care Center...." and later said that "she thinks she is starting to become pro life." The person who contacted me with this information said that she "is SO GRATEFUL that there were people there with signs who looked at my friend, and probably prayed for her, so she didn't want to walk through the signs to go in Planned Parenthood. And she's glad she didn't go in Planned Parenthood, too.....She doesn't know yet if she is pregnant,....but is in a mindset to choose parenting or adoption, if so...."
See what the Holy Spirit can do??? NOT A WORD WAS SAID TO CHANGE HER MIND! PRAYER ON THE SIDEWALK DID IT ALL!
There are many out there with situations similar to this woman's. And there are many hours of prayer that need to be filled this week! It is not the thing that most people would choose to do with their free time but, as David Bereit from 40 Days for Life, often says, "I didn't want to do it but I did it anyway!"
"Jesus did the will of the Father when it was not at all pleasing to his human nature. It was not pleasing, even long before the Passion, to be treated with ingratitude.....But he did the will of the Father always and not just when it was agreeable to his humanity." (Mother Mary Francis, P.C.C., Abbess of the Poor Clare Monastery of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Roswell, New Mexico)
CAN YOU SACRIFICE AN HOUR EACH WEEK OR EACH MONTH?
Open Hours This Week: MANY OPEN HOURS!
Tuesday, 5/21/13: 1 needed at 11:00, noon and 3:00pm;2 needed at 9:00, 10:00am, 1:00, 2:00, and 4:00pm 13 hours open! Only 19% filled!
Wednesday, 5/22/13: 2 needed at 11:00, noon, 1:00,2:00, 3:00, 4:00, and 5:00pm 14 OPEN HOURS!! Only 30% filled!
Thursday, 5/23/13: 1 needed at 3:00, 4:00, and 5:00pm
Friday, 5/24/13: 2 needed at 1:00 and 2:00pm 0% filled!
Go to vigilforlife.org or email info@vigilforlife.org to sign up for one of these hours or a monthly recurrent hour. Can your group sign up for a 2 hour block each week or month and rotate group members to alleviate the load of those who are out there for many hours each week? Call me with questions....
One other request....I still have no vigil captain to make calls filling prayer hours for week 5 (which is next week). This could be a shared duty if 2 people would like to split the week but usually it is only a partial week to cover since week 1 often shares the final week. Can you sacrifice from May through August and help? Call me with questions.
Courtesy Announcement:
There will be a Sidewalk Counseling 101 Class led by Dan Miller at St. Jerome's in Oconomowoc on Wednesday, May 29, 2013, at6:30pm. There is no charge! All are welcome!
If you are interested in a class in the Madison area, let me know. Dan would be glad to lead a class or coordinate with a panel if we have enough people.
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