Let Us Pray
Posing for the camera as I prepare to serve God’s Word to God’s people as Guest Pastor. “Let Us Pray!”
Happy August! May blessings and miracles shower down on you and your loved ones, your enemies, too.
I have much to say and reflect upon on this seventh day of August. The most important reflection is prayer. The past days have been filled with “Let Us Pray.” Two words and a door that swings open. Doesn’t seem to matter where I am in the pulpit, at a restaurant table, in the Pilates studio, or at an amusement park; each space is holy ground where heaven leans in close. “Let Us Pray” are the most effective words because they turn the key the moment they’re spoken.
In the morning when responding and sending a prayer text, during spiritual direction groups and individual sessions, while walking on a Sunday afternoon with my beloved, “Let Us Pray” is necessary.
Let is to allow something to happen; it offers an opportunity. Us is me, you, him, her, them, it—whoever is around the person speaking. “Let Us Pray” is a hand extended before the sentence even finishes, asking for nothing but company. And together we have the opportunity to make a plea to God, the Divine Sustainer and Promise Keeper, or however you call God’s name. Our pleas are sometimes confessions, thanksgivings, praise, and help.
“Let Us Pray” originates from the Latin word Oremus. It’s the “Us” that sits with me. Miracles and blessings keep falling when we, you, and I pray together in silence, verbal or written.
I invite you to carry these two words with you today, and let the key open the door. Text someone. Pause a conversation. Bow your head at the table before the food arrives. Let us pray together, right now, wherever you are reading this.
