Prayer Walk

We had some good impressions today on our prayer walk. Thank you for praying. One person noticed a yard with goats and a cow and an empty food barrel. He felt the west side needed someone to come and fill up the barrel with food that was substantial. Another felt the animals were looking for a shepherd.

Another had a sense of pride of ownership. The people put up fences and walls to protect what was theirs, at the same time keeping others out.

Another sensed that too, and saw the differences between nice homes and homes that weren't kept up. She felt that although all the houses were different, each one had a beacon inside that could be giving hope to others in some way. She also felt that people need to come out from behind the fences and start talking with each other. That food and children who know each other from schools would be the vehicle that would bring people together.

I had a sense for the first time of the spiritual battle that is taking place there. I saw and felt the evil that has a hold on some families. The tennis shoes on the telephone wires in front of the drug house. The young man who looked out of it at 8:30 in the morning. The shotgun shell in the gutter.

One person felt if they had a purpose and something to do, that people would come out of their houses on a Saturday morning. Many homes appear to be short of hope.

I walked over a metal cover, about 2'x4' and heard water rushing under it. I felt God say there would be many things I don't see from looking at the outside, but if I listen, I will hear the murmurings of people's hearts. I took that to mean to pay close attention to people. Not everything will be disclosed by looking at the outside, but listening to the underlying things that people say, which reveal their heart. It may be their longings, their passion, their true opinions and values and view of things. This is what I need to respond to, pursue, and cultivate.

It was a great morning, and the weather was much cooler this time. Have a blessed Saturday!