In this week’s Jolt of Faith, we continue our Types of Prayer Series with a powerful practice: intercession.

Intercessory prayer is when we bring the needs of others before God. Whether it’s a sick relative, a struggling co-worker, or someone suffering on the other side of the world, intercession is an act of charity—lifting up others in love through prayer.

We don’t just pray for ourselves or those close to us; we are called to intercede for the people we may never meet. From those affected by natural disasters to the lonely in nursing homes, our prayers can bring untold blessings to others.

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Types of Prayer Series (Part 2): Intercession | Jolt of Faith| 9/25

The next type of prayer that we all practice, probably from time to time is intercession. That’s when I pray for someone else, it’s when I pray for that sick relative, I pray for that co-worker whose marriage is on the brinks. How many times have we asked someone to pray for us? Or how many times has someone asked us to pray for them? An intercessory prayer, I pray for the needs of someone else is powerful and it’s important because it’s an act of charity. I’m literally taking the needs of someone else and bringing them before God. Let’s remember the intercessory prayer doesn’t just have to be the people I know or the people who asked me, I can also intercede for people I may never meet. People suffering from a tragedy on the other side of the world. People struggling with a natural disaster, people in nursing homes or mental health facilities. People that I know have a lot of struggles, a lot of difficulties and a lot of crosses – how much I can help them by interceding for them before God? So when we pray, yes, we pray for the needs of ourselves, the needs of the people we know, let’s not forget the needs of the people we’ll never know, the people whose needs we too need to pray and intercede before God for. That’s a great work of charity for us and it can bring untold blessings. to people we may never meet. Not a sermon, not a homily, just a little Jolt of Faith.