Jack’s Winning Words 5/27/21 “When I pray coincidences happen, and when I don’t, they don’t.”  (William Temple)  There are stories of answered prayer in the Bible, but I’m seeking first-hand examples of how prayer has been answered in today’s world.  This one appeared in Guidepost magazine…”Thank You Lord that my son was invited back for an individual interview for a job after the group interview last week! Please Lord, forgive my anxiety and doubts. Lord watch over him when he has his interview and help me to say Thy will be done and I really mean it.”  Do you have a an example of how prayer has worked for you?  ;-)  Jack   FROM WILLMAR REV:  Today's rewarding results in ministry, I believe, is from yesterday's continued prayers from a countless number of folks including my own for God's "watchful eye" being placed over me. I will never forget the continuous prayers of my mother for my family and ministry while she was alive. 0;-) ===JACK:  In 1954, when I wasa ordained as a pastor in 1954, my grandmother wrote me a letter saying that she would be praying for me.  Even though her funeral was my first "official act" as a pastor, I feel that her prayers have continued to bless my ministry. FROM BB IN CHGO:  What a lovely and honest prayer; thank you for including that example===JACK:  .Guideposts is meant to inspire....I'm glad that it did so for you. FROM BLAZING OAKS:  I've had so many rather dramatic answers to prayer, but one  comes to mind from years ago, when Sarah,who'd graduated college, was applying for her first job; Everytime, Sarah, complained they asked if she had experience: "No, not yet", and that would be that. .We  continued to pray. One day not long after, she called to say she had an interview with  a well-known and fairly prestigious agency in Chicago...! She aced the interview and was hired. It was only months later that they discovered her application had been placed in a file for persons of 4 yrs. or more experience in that field ; that's how she was called  for an interview when they had an opening! Coincidence indeed!  She performed very well in that position, and her work experience went smoothly from then on! :-)  I have to keep in mind that sometimes the answer to my prayer is NO, such as physical healing for son Mark...but I remain faithful in prayer, the habit of ===JACK:  I sometimes compare prayer requests to God to requests a child mahes to a parent.  A loving parent doesn't answer "yes" to everything.  Sometimes it's, "Let's wait and see about that."  Sometimes the loving parent has more imnformation than the child and answers, :No." FROM YOGA GURU:  .How long do you have?    We should all be keeping prayers answered journals!  I call them mini miracles. Thank you for the reminder - all Glory to God!===JACK:  I wonder if there's such a thing as a "minor" miracle?  Whenever we see God, we see a miracle.  There's a song, "All creatures great and small, the Lord God made them all.  The elephant and the microbe...created by God.  You and I, and all that we are...God's fingerprint is on us.