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The Story of the Prayer
Blanket
By Pastor Connie Hale
The Prayer Blanket idea
was birthed out of
agonizing pain. When my
son was in the hospital
at 17 years old and
diagnosed with
Schizophrenia I was
broken with heartache.
God's word in Jeremiah
29:11 literally saved my
emotional life. God
says: "I know the plans
I have for you says the
Lord, they are for good
and not for evil and I
give you a future and a
hope." God touched me
and made me realize that
He was in control. He
had a plan for me and
for my son. This plan
was for good and not for
evil. And when I thought
there was no hope He
said, "I give you a
future and a hope." I
believed every word and
based my life upon this
powerful scripture.
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When I was visiting my
son at the hospital. I
noticed that the people
on the psychiatric floor
seemed to be holding
stuffed animals, hats,
other small items. It
almost seemed that these
concrete items brought
them comfort. I knew
that blankets are items
that give people comfort
so I went back to the
church and asked the
women to make blankets
that the patients could
use to keep warm. I
attached a card with the
Jeremiah 29:11 scripture
on each blanket. The
card stated that every
time they would wrap
this blanket around
them, they would think
about God's loving arms
around them. Today, hundreds
of blankets have gone
out to hospitals and to
nursing homes where
people are sick and need
the comfort of God's
love.
Imagine....
Over a simple blanket
people have cried and
even given their hearts
to Jesus. |
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