When we redesigned the Heights Christian Church website last summer, I wanted to do something I'd seen on other sites - incorporate a Twitter feed with realtime updates, to help us reach more people. Since our prayer team was coming up with ways to make prayer a more visible part of our church life, it occurred to me that having 140-character prayers on our website, continually updated, might be a source of comfort or inspiration to both casual website viewers and regular visitors. We added Twitter to the website last winter and now show the last four tweeted prayers from the prayer ministry account, PrayWithHCC.
I've always prayed in short bursts throughout the day: God, thank you for loving me; take care of this person; help me through this situation. Using Twitter, I wanted to do something with a broader scope to reach people who might not have their own words or needed a jolt of inspiration to pray. I began with universal themes such as asking God to watch over our safety forces, those who travel, etc. As I continued, I noticed that the first thing that popped into my head after logging on usually was a prayer of thanksgiving - for the weather, for friends, and for the awareness of God's love.
God has provided meaning to my life since I was a child, and I feel Twitter is a small way for me to share his love with others by providing short prayers for everyone to contemplate. In the words of Kurt Kaiser, "I wish for you, my friend/This happiness that I've found./You can depend on Him/It matters not where you're bound."
PrayWithHCC.
Pass it on.
-Karen McKeehan
www.heightschristianchurch.org
Monday, September 6, 2010
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