I wait for her to answer. I am upset, unsettled, and unsure.
I am reaching out, so I run to the person I think can help.
I hear her voice, “Hello?” And I begin.
Every family needs one, and my family has been blessed to have her, my Aunt Jeanne, the prayer warrior.
She is the one who diligently listens to those who seek her out, and then with patience and kindness, she points them to the Lord through his word and her prayers.
But she doesn’t just listen once; no, she walks the journey with you.
The year I graduated from college was a very lonely year. I watched as friends were pairing off, getting married. I longed for companionship but didn’t want just anyone. I wanted the right one, God’s best for me.
Over the course of that year, I visited Aunt Jean about once every two weeks. We would sit in her living room, her in the recliner rocker and me sprawled out on the carpeted floor. We would talk about life, and she would listen to my heart as it spilled out.
Once I was done, she would bring out the Word of the Lord, and we would apply His truths to my situation.
One verse that we kept returning to was Proverbs 13:12 “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.”
Then she would take all my anxiety, fears, and questions and gather them up, and we would go before the Lord in prayer.
I have been married now for twenty-seven years. I can attest to the fact that when the desire comes it is a tree of life.
And Aunt Jeanne is still praying, still leading us to God’s truth, still answering our calls.
She rejoices with us when we have succeeded, and she cries with us when we mourn. But she never, ever stops praying.
Her loving heart of a prayer warrior has been a bedrock in our family.
There is no scale to measure the extent of her reach because of her kindness shown through her diligence in prayer.
Hello! I’m Bonita Y. McCoy. I hail from the Great State of Alabama where I live on a five-acre farm with three horses, two dogs, two cats, and one husband who I’ve had for over twenty-five years. I am a mother to three mostly grown sons and one beautiful daughter-in-law who joined us from Japan. I love God, and I love to write. My blog is an expression of both these passions. Drop by and visit. www.beautifulpiecesofgrace.blogspot.com
