No human activity draws us more deeply into the heart of God than prayer. And no way of prayer places us more solidly into the affairs of human life than intercessory prayer. This is as it should be. Love of God, of necessity, leads to love of neighbor.They are not two commands, but one.
As we learn to love people - truly love them - we will desire for them far more than it is within our power to give them, and that will drive us all the more deeply into prayer for them. The converse is also true: the more we pray for people the more we will come to love them. Here, then, is a penetrating test of our devotion: if we do not pray for people - truly pray for them - how can we say that we love them?
-Richard Foster
Take some time to digest this thought. Then, pray. Then, do. Then, get overwhelmed. Then, pray. Then, do... Repeat, forever.
