She hears about a fire on the radio and will stop and pray for the family. She sees a blind man walking down the street and prays that he is not lonely. A bird flies into our family room window and lies stunned on our lawn. Years ago, I would kneel to pray and wonder what I would fill my prayer time with. Yet Paul says to pray without ceasing.
Nothing is too insignificant to pray about.
I used to feel silly about some of Ashley's requests. One day we were leaving the library, and I was hurrying so we could get home. I was oblivious to everything around me, except our car in the distance. Not Ashley, though, she noticed a tall thistle that was struggling to live next to the hot concrete walk. This was one of his flowers.