Always pray for your neighbor

Luis Alberto Alves We are living in difficult times. People need prayers. As a result of the pandemic, several families are living a climate of war at home. As the popular saying goes “where there is no bread, no one is right”. When the emotional speaks louder than the rational, the field is open to conflicts. Evangelicals are not immune to crises. Passing through this world, the same fire that sets fire to a place can spread and reach where a servant of God lives. It is in this context that the power of prayer comes into play. In the book of Job, chapter 42, verse 10 it is written: "And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends..." Even facing a terrible ordeal, Job did not leave his friends by the wayside. He prayed for them. However, how often do we do this with our neighbors? Asking for the intervention of Jesus Christ for our family members is easy. It's hard to do this with those we don't know, or even with those people who hate us, it's an arduous task. Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor.