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My wife and I began praying ahead for our children,

before they were even a twinkle in her eye.

We prayed for our grandchild before he was born,

and we've even started praying ahead for his family and his children.

We love praying ahead.

But think for a moment that long before you were born,

others may have prayed ahead for you too.

Praying for your health, your peace, joy, and your salvation

long before you were born.

So what do you pray ahead for for generations yet to come?

The theme of this meditation from Psalm chapter 22 is praying ahead, praying for the future hope and salvation of those yet to come, praying that they hear what God has done.

So to begin, whether your eyes are just now opening to the hope of a new day,

or finally resting in the stillness of evening.

Except this time as a gift to pray ahead.

For now, allow your eyes to close without effort. Permit your mind to begin without effort.

Permit your mind to begin to center on the love of Christ.

Consent to be guided by love through the Holy Spirit.

And concede for your mind, your body and soul to be quenched and satisfied in the love of God. Continue in this time of prayer by listening and then responding to this passage from 2 Corinthians chapter 5.

And as I lead us, respond only Lord God, I pray for today and for future generations.

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