A Prayer for the Less Fortunate

I was busy stuffing the freezer with Christmas goodies when I heard this beautiful song by Jackie Evancho. The message of praying for the less fortunate realigned my prayers.

The disparity between the haves and the have-nots has been around since the dawn of civilization. In third-century Rome, they struggled with the same problems we do. Top-heavy government, the lack of accessible medical care, and a squeeze on the middle-class transformed free laborers into serfs. The growing gap between patricians and plebeians was made even greater by a devastating plague.

At first, the disease only affected the poor. But as the plague slowly made its ways into the homes of the rich, the future of the empire seemed bleak.

In a strange twist of fate, the have-nots began to pray for the haves. Their prayers changed hearts on both sides and made possible the selfless acts that changed the course of history.

Wonder what would happen if we prayed less for ourselves and more for others?