Who I pray for

I guess being older (56 and counting) I found myself more aware of my spirituality.  Better late than never, I suppose.  Not really proud of that but happy I've found my holy place.  Born and raised Catholic, its who I am and its what I do.  So now I find myself looking for prayer time.  Usually its on my walks, I plug in and listen and pray along with our Holy Rosary or the Divine Mercy.  Nothing to complicated, just a nice set of repetitious prayers to focus ones soul and heart on whats important. I honestly feel so much as I complete each prayer time.
As each prayer time comes around,  my "list" if you will, of who I'm praying for grows and grows.

Of course, I pray for my little family, my husband of 31 years that he's love for me and our family continues and grows with each passing year.  For each of our dear children, as they face their own daily challenges, that they make the decisions that will best carrying them to where they need to be in life with a good and gracious heart.

I pray for my Momma that she stays well, that her days will be calm and peaceful as she deals with the never ending challenges of trying to regain her comforts of her home.  For my sisters, for their health, especially Linda, as she faces the biggest foe ever, cancer.  I pray that my other sisters also stay strong and healthy and that our connection as sisters remain as strong and special as it is.  I pray for each of their own family members, each one dealing with obstacles and opportunities.
I pray for all of our dear aunts and uncles, slowly their numbers are diminishing, remembering how much a part of our growing up years they all were.  And for each of their families as well, cousins forever.

I pray for all our departed family members, Daddy, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Tim's parents, Grandparents and Aunt and Uncles, that they all find their way to heaven where we can all be together again.

I pray for friends, near and far, from long ago and now, all their families, all their lost family members, that that find comfort and peace, in their days.

I pray for people I even read about, little kids with life challenging illness, husbands who've had strokes, husbands who have died, friends who are battling cancer, people of disasters, attacks, anger and sadness. I hope my prayers send out a small ray of comfort.

Sometimes I try to imagine all these prayer intentions as quilt, each square a connection to my life, every last one that I want to remember in prayer.  So if ever you feel a little bit of something, gently falling on your shoulders in the course of the day, maybe its my prayer for you, wrapping around you like a quilted blanket.  Its what I ask for.