Five Finger Prayer

I saw this in our Daily Bread and I thought it was good so I looked it up on Google and reprint it here. 

1.  Your Thumb – Because it’s the nearest to you, let this finger remind you to pray for family and friends who are closest to you. Pray for them by name, remembering their specific needs and requests.
2. Your Index or Pointer Finger – This speaks of those who “point others in the direction of truth and right living” by their teaching, preaching, and instruction. Pray for teachers, pastors, missionaries, Christian authors, and those in the helping professions. Ask the Lord to give them wisdom and discernment as they seek to guide others in doing things God’s way.
3. Your Third Finger – Let your tallest finger prompt you to pray for those who are in leadership over you. This includes the president and other government leaders, as well as leaders in your local church, schools, community, and place of employment.
4. Your Fourth Finger – As the weakest finger, this one reminds you to pray for those who are experiencing some type of physical, mental, emotional or spiritual weakness right now. Those who are suffering value your prayers.
5. Your Little Finger – Your smallest finger reflects your need to pray for yourself with meekness and humility. Don’t neglect praying for your own needs and desires, but do so recognizing that your greatest goal should always be that “He must increase, but I must decrease,” (John 3:30).

As I read this I realized I follow this loosely, not necessarily in that order but even this morning as I prayed, I prayed for my wife, my children and grandchildren. I prayed for my church, my Pastors, our Elders, and our Deacons. I prayed for President Trump and asked that God would give him the support he needs from the legislative and judicial bodies as he is in tune with God's direction. I lifted up a friend that is going through a grieving process just now, a friend that is battling cancer, and a friend that is rehabilitating from a stroke. Then I prayed for me and the things I write on this blog. Sometimes I see in my own writing an imperfect heart and I ask God to help me. I want to be careful and rightly divide the word of truth as I write. Sometimes I write to the newspaper and a recent subject made me wonder about my own heart after I hit send. I plan on continuing to attend city board meetings and I ask for God's help.  As I read the five finger prayer, I realized that is sort of what I do in my prayer life.  God bless, LVZ.