“L ove is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things,” 1 Corinthians‬ ‭13‬:‭4‬-‭7‬, ‭ESV‬‬. I struggle with wanting my own way. Not because I think I’m better than God, may that never be. But I struggle with mankind. I want my way over

“ T hen I saw in the right hand of Him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, "Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?" But no one in heaven or on the earth or under the earth could open the scroll or look inside it. And I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See

" I  urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people,” 1Timothy 2:1, NIV. “Therefore, confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective,” James 5:16, NIV. Praying for others can seem like a task and a duty at times. We carry a list, mentally or tangibly that we recite with familiar ease. These prayers are so familiar in fact there