Our church has initiated a new plan for prayer. We will have an unofficial schedule during which we are advised to pray wherever we are three times daily. I like this idea. It seems an appropriate discipline in a time when the idea of spiritual discipline is often viewed as too rigid or antiquated.

While the list of prayer needs in the world is expansive, I would like to suggest a list that everyone can perhaps agree on, whether you attend my church or not. And this, quite selfishly, circles back to healthcare.