--Gary Fick
At the annual meeting of CFO North America last May, Carolyn Miller asked us to consider having a prayer box at home. It could be a place to to lay down the people, events, and needs we carry in our hearts. Lay them down into the warmth and growth of God's unfolding plan and love. Glenn Clark, our founder, shared the idea of having "" to put in the 91st Psalm, "under the shelter of his wings." What he wrote about "prayer eggs" is one of the classic resources on this web site. prayer eggs Recently, I came across a cookie jar in the shape of a hen. I imagined that it could also be a prayer box, one that represented the nurturing of a mother hen over her brood of chicks. Jesus used that word picture to help us know how He wants to care for our real needs and concerns. Now the chicken cookie jar and prayer box sits on a side-table in our dining room. We place our "prayer eggs" inside the jar, and it is a regular reminder for us to pray and to remember that God is warming and growing our prayers to be his perfect answers. And that is a part of our CFO lifestyle.
--Gary Fick
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Mae Ellen (Ruddell) Fick
10/1/2014 09:43:48 pm
This is such an excellent tool for the prayer of relinquishment. Thank you for this blog, my dear husband. The prayer eggs and the prayer box have been very close to my heart since I started in CFO as a pre-schooler. I have seen so much work accomplished in the Kingdom of God through the prayer of relinquishment.
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Lana Runyan
10/2/2014 02:42:07 am
I love this idea! I am going to look for a jar (cookie or otherwise) that will be perfect for my husband and me to use. I am going to share the idea with my prayer group as well! Hope that is okay!
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Gary Fick
10/2/2014 06:54:20 am
Lana, please share this idea with your prayer group. That is what this site is for.
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Jeanne Hughes
10/3/2014 02:10:59 pm
Thanks for sharing. I have a fabric hen that covers a casserole dish, will put it on table & slip prayers under her wings.
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Becky Sutherland
10/4/2014 02:13:11 pm
What a great reminder of leaving it all in God's hands. I will also look out for a chicken container!
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