Your Effective Prayers
Pray much blessing into the earth. Not just for the nice people. Your prayer may even be for someone who doesn’t seem to deserve anything but judgement and harsh punishment. One of your prayers today may change the eternities of a large group of people. You have benefited from the prayers of Ananias of Damascus over Saul of Tarsus, for example. Ask the Spirit what to pray for whom.
Now the end of all things is near; therefore, be clear-headed and disciplined for prayer. Above all, keep your love for one another at full strength, since love covers a multitude of sins. Be hospitable to one another without complaining. Based on the gift they have received, everyone should use it to serve others, as good managers of the varied grace of God. If anyone speaks, his speech should be like the oracles of God; if anyone serves, his service should be from the strength God provides, so that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To Him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
(1 Peter 4:7-11 Holman Christian Standard Bible ©®)