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After reading Lawrence Blakely’s letter saying “But I suggest something better than only prayer,” I realized he didn’t realize how powerful prayer is. James 5:16 says “... The consistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.” (World English Bible version.

My latest answered prayer was for my daughter. She went to Dubai to teach Pakistani Muslims running the non-profit how to correctly file their financial statements so they wouldn’t lose their grant money. All previous instruction had failed. We prayed they would listen to a woman. Not only did they listen, two of the head men also read the information and came to the next meeting with questions. This was more than we had hoped for, and an answered prayer!

Also, Mr. Blakely incorrectly assumes that those who pray don’t “... get into the mess and start shoveling.” Trust me, Sandpoint is full of people with shovels. So grab your shovel, find a group you like and get going. Have fun.

DEBRA MOY

Sandpoint