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They pray for our troops overseas and for the Iraqis who suffered under Saddam Hussein. They prayed for our POWs. How did those POWs survive? I'm sure they prayed. Did they know people were praying for them? Not just their families — some of whom agreed to pray at the same time every day — but lots of people who didn't even know them. For a while, It looked bad. Bloody uniforms were found. Shallow graves were discovered. Still, people prayed. The other night, we told the kids their prayers worked. The POWs were free and they were okay. Someone, one of their captors, had a change of heart. It only takes one person to say, "No, let's not kill them." Or to think, "Let's leave these prisoners and flee." Where does that change of heart come from? A week earlier, our children saw eight or nine men walking down the street in Baghdad, waving their shirts, braving their first moments of liberation. Had they prayed for this moment? Others joined the first group of men. Then, eventually, the statue came down. Our kids know that prayer is not a last-ditch thing you do because you are helpless. It's a powerful action. You know what you are asking for. The people you are praying for are praying, too. Do they know others are praying for them? Maybe they are too scared to pray or they don't believe in God. Then others just have to pray harder. Even the bad guys might be praying to figure out what to do or how to save their skins. Okay, maybe they're not, but God is talking to them saying, "You are in huge trouble and you'd better give up the ghost." When amazing things happen, God is talking to us. When Iraqis welcome Americans. When loyal Saddam soldiers surrender. When people are found in dungeons by Coalition troops who never stopped looking for them. These things happen when children pray and God listens. — Susan Konig, author of the book Why Animals Sleep So Close to the Road and other lies I tell my children, is an NRO contributor. |
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week, a lot of people are praying. Passover and Holy Week mean even more
than usual in light of world events. There's always a lot to pray about,
but there seem to be more immediate — and concrete — things
to pray for these days.
