---THE POWER OF PRAYER~~

~~"Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it,
and it will be yours." (Ask according to His will) // Mark 11:24 (NIV)


--I was born into a Christian family and we attended church every Sunday. But when my parents separated during my adolescence, I went through a crisis of faith. For many years, I asked: Does God exist? Why does God allow such suffering in my family? I concentrated on my studies, continued my education, and I became a nurse. Then I got a job in a children's hospital.

I was one of the nurses on call in the emergency unit when a 12-year-old girl named Alejandra was brought in. She was in a coma suffering from meningitis. The other nurse told me: "Stay with Alejandra. I will manage the other patients in the unit." I don't know why, but I started to pray. I prayed with faith throughout the night, trusting that the child would not die, that God would intercede. At 5:45 a.m. the next morning, just before my shift ended, Alejandra opened her eyes, took my hand and said, "Beatriz."

After this experience, I have maintained the discipline of prayer because I now understand that God, Jehovah Rapha, is with us every moment and in every situation. We serve a God that heals. Sometimes it's here on earth, and other times it may be when He calls us home to Heaven. God never abandons us. He is with us at all times. ~~

"Lord God, Giver of all good things, you have plans for each of us. You know when our faith is vulnerable, and you respond to renew our hope. We thank You in Jesus' name.~ Amen~"

--Upper Room/Uruguay/BN~
--"God I Look To You" // Jenn Johnson (Bethel Church) // <https://youtu.be/CR5IoWH9OiI>
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Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]