Please don’t ever think you’re too old to be used by God. Today is about Anna. She is briefly mentioned in Luke 2:36-38 in 3 short verses. She was 84 years old and a widow.  This passage in scripture tells us that she never left the temple, but worshipped night and day, fasting and praying.

I have heard more than one senior say they can’t do this anymore or aren’t able to do that anymore and that they feel they really can’t contribute anything of ‘value’ to their community of faith any longer. I disagree.  There may be some physical limitations that come with aging, and maybe some memory lapses from time to time as well, but in no way does this render a person useless or of no value.

I thank God for a grandmother who prays for her family every day.  She is in her mid-eighties and is a widow. She has some physical limitations that flare up from time to time, but she still prays faithfully. I am so proud of my grandma. At my request this past February, she came to a special service at our church and gave her testimony of her involvement (by prayer) in the river rescue that my husband and I were involved in.  My grandma lives about an hour and a half away by car from me, however, that distance is nothing for the Holy Spirit.

My grandma being full of the Holy Spirit knew that we were in danger at the exact time that my husband and I were in the icy, fast-flowing river rescuing Megan. She didn’t know what was happening to us, but she knew we were in danger and that she needed to pray for us.  She says it was a very unusual time of praying in the Holy Spirit but that she felt that she had to pray for us immediately. She had been having a rough day physically, but thankfully, she didn’t let that stop her from praying for us.

The fire chief that was on the scene of the accident that night told the media the next day that it was miraculous that Dan and I weren’t swept away by the current. It was a miracle that night and my grandma was a part of that miracle through her prayers for us.

I asked her to come to our church and share her testimony because I felt and still feel that people need to know how important prayer is and how no matter what our age – old or young – we can help out in any situation by praying.  The effects of prayer are powerful. Never underestimate the power of prayer.

A friend of mine, Pastor Chuck Price has said, “As long as you’re walking on God’s earth and breathing His air, He has something for you to do.”

Anna’s story in just three short verses shows us exactly this. There is something for every one of us to do.

I hope this blesses someone today!